Intelsat V F-8

Communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Intelsat V F-8 was launched on March 5, 1984 aboard a Ariane 1 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1984-023ANORAD 14786INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 508
Common name: Intelsat V F-8
Payload designation: INTELSAT V F8 (MCS-D)
International designator: 1984-023A
NORAD catalog number: 14786
GCAT identifier: S14786

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: Int5
Owner: INTELSAT
Country: INTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder: Ford Aerospace, Palo Alto
Platform (bus): FS INTELSAT 5

Launch

Date: March 5, 1984 · 00:50 UTC
Launch record: 1984-023Success
Rocket: Ariane 1
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/D
Perigee: 35,927 km
Apogee: 35,955 km
Inclination: 0.32°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Dec 17, 1994
End of operations: Dec 17, 1994

Size

Mass: 945 kg
Dry mass: 775 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,870 kg
Length: 6.4 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 15.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14771203 (CC0).