Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | COMSAT / INTELSAT |
COSPAR ID | 1982-017A [1] |
SATCAT no. | 13083 |
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 |
Power | 1800 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 5 March 1982, 00:23:00 UTC [2] |
Rocket | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-58) |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC-36A |
Contractor | General Dynamics |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | November 1995 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 34.5° West (1982-1993) 40.5° West (1993-1994) 31.5° West (1994-1995) 29.4° West (1995-1995) |
Epoch | 5 March 1982 |
Transponders | |
Band | 21 C-band 4 Ku-band |
Intelsat V |
Intelsat V-D (F-4)[3] was a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Launched in 1982, it was the fourth 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-4 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.