Intelsat V F-2

Intelsat V F-2 → Intelsat 502
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorCOMSAT / Intelsat
COSPAR ID1980-098A [1]
SATCAT no.12089
Mission duration7 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
BusIntelsat V
ManufacturerFord Aerospace
Launch mass1928 kg
Dry mass1012 kg
Dimensions1.66 x 2.1 x 1.77 metres
Start of mission
Launch date6 December 1980, 23:31:00 UTC
RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-54)
Launch siteCCAFS, LC-36B
ContractorGeneral Dynamics
Entered service1800 watts
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
Deactivated14 April 1998
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude21.5° West (1980-1994)
40.5° West (1994-1998)
Epoch6 December 1980
Transponders
Band21 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.

  1. ^ "Intelsat 5 F-2 1980-098A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.