Intelsat VA F-11

Telecommunications satellite. Intelsat VA F-11 was launched on June 30, 1985 aboard a Atlas G Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1985-055ANORAD 15873INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 511
Common name: Intelsat VA F-11
Payload designation: INTELSAT VA F11
International designator: 1985-055A
NORAD catalog number: 15873
GCAT identifier: S15873

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 30, 1985 · 00:44 UTC
Launch record: 1985-055Success
Rocket: Atlas G Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,782 km
Apogee: 35,790 km
Inclination: 0.18°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Aug 28, 2003
End of operations: Aug 28, 2003

Size

Mass: 1,092 kg
Dry mass: 922 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 2,016 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 Q14914824 (CC0).