| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | Intelsat / Columbia Communications Corporation |
| COSPAR ID | 1989-006A[1] |
| SATCATno. | 19772 |
| Mission duration | 7 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Intelsat VA |
| Manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
| Launch mass | 1981 kg |
| Dry mass | 1098 kg[2] |
| Dimensions | 1.66 x 2.1 x 1.77 metres |
| Power | 1800 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 January 1989, 01:21:00 UTC[3] |
| Rocket | Ariane 2 V28 |
| Launch site | Kourou,ELA-1 |
| Contractor | Aérospatiale |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated | November 2002 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 60.0° East (1989-1992), 18.0° West (1992-1996), 21.5° West (1996-1998), 37.8° West (1998-2002) |
| Epoch | 27 January 1989 |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 29C-band 6Ku-band |
Intelsat V | |
Intelsat VA F-15 orIntelsat 515, then namedColumbia 515, was acommunications satellite operated byIntelsat and which was later sold toColumbia Communications Corporation. Launched in 1989, it was the fifteenth of fifteenIntelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed byFord Aerospace, based on theIntelsat VAsatellite bus. Intelsat VA F-15 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity forIntelsat's global network, from an orbital station at 60.0° East.
The satellite was box-shaped, measuring 1.66 by 2.1 by 1.77 metres;solar arrays spanned 15.9 metres tip to tip. The arrays, supplemented bynickel-hydrogen batteries duringeclipse, provided 1800 watts of power at mission onset, approximately 1280 watts at the end of its seven-year design life. The payload housed 29C-band and 6Ku-band transponders. It could accommodate 15,000 two-way voice circuits and two TV channels simultaneously. It also provided maritime communications for ships at sea.[1]
The satellite was successfully launched into space on 27 January 1989, at 01:21:00 UTC, by means of anAriane 2 vehicle from theCrentre Spatial Guyanais,Kourou,French Guiana. It had a launch mass of 1981 kg.[4]
From 1 April 1998, the satellite was used by Columbia Communications Corporation and renamed Columbia 515. The Ku-band payload was not used anymore. Columbia Communications was granted the right to operate aC-Band satellite by the FCC as a replacement at the location, 37.8° West. It was deactivated in November 2002.
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