Intelsat VA F-10

Geostationary communications satellite. Intelsat VA F-10 was launched on March 22, 1985 aboard a Atlas G Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1985-025ANORAD 15629INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 510
Common name: Intelsat VA F-10
Payload designation: INTELSAT VA F10
International designator: 1985-025A
NORAD catalog number: 15629
GCAT identifier: S15629

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 22, 1985 · 23:55 UTC
Launch record: 1985-025Success
Rocket: Atlas G Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/D
Perigee: 35,909 km
Apogee: 35,927 km
Inclination: 0.14°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Jul 10, 1999
End of operations: Jul 10, 1999

Size

Mass: 1,092 kg
Dry mass: 922 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 2,013 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 Q14771200 (CC0).