Intelsat VA F-12

Communications satellite. Intelsat VA F-12 was launched on September 28, 1985 aboard a Atlas G Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1985-087ANORAD 16101INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 512
Common name: Intelsat VA F-12
Payload designation: INTELSAT VA F12
International designator: 1985-087A
NORAD catalog number: 16101
GCAT identifier: S16101

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: September 28, 1985 · 23:17 UTC
Launch record: 1985-087Success
Rocket: Atlas G Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,752 km
Apogee: 35,820 km
Inclination: 0.08°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Jun 23, 1998
End of operations: Jun 23, 1998

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 Q14771198 (CC0).