Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | COMSAT / Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 1980-098A [1] |
SATCAT no. | 12089 |
Mission duration | 7 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Intelsat V |
Manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
Launch mass | 1928 kg |
Dry mass | 1012 kg |
Dimensions | 1.66 x 2.1 x 1.77 metres |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 6 December 1980, 23:31:00 UTC |
Rocket | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-54) |
Launch site | CCAFS, LC-36B |
Contractor | General Dynamics |
Entered service | 1800 watts |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | 14 April 1998 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 21.5° West (1980-1994) 40.5° West (1994-1998) |
Epoch | 6 December 1980 |
Transponders | |
Band | 21 C-band 4 Ku-band |
Intelsat V |
Intelsat V F-2, then named Intelsat 502, was a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Launched in 1980, it was the first of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat V satellite bus. Intelsat V F-2 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for INTELSAT's global network.