Intelsat V F-9

Failed communications satellite. Intelsat V F-9 was launched on June 9, 1984 aboard a Atlas G Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Oct 24, 1984).

COSPAR 1984-057ANORAD 15034INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 509
Common name: Intelsat V F-9
Payload designation: INTELSAT V F9 (MCS-E)
International designator: 1984-057A
NORAD catalog number: 15034
GCAT identifier: S15034
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/110

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: June 9, 1984 · 23:03 UTC
Launch record: 1984-057Failure · 0.4
Rocket: Atlas G Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 227 km
Apogee: 1,199 km
Inclination: 28.71°
Status: Deorbited
Status date: October 24, 1984
Last known active: Oct 24, 1984
End of operations: Oct 24, 1984

Size

Mass: 1,092 kg
Dry mass: 922 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 2,016 kg
Length: 6.2 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 Q14771201 (CC0).