| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | COMSAT /Intelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 1980-098A[1] |
| SATCATno. | 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 | 21C-band 4Ku-band |
Intelsat V | |
Intelsat V F-2, then namedIntelsat 502, was acommunications satellite operated byCOMSAT. Launched in 1980, it was the first of fifteenIntelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed byFord Aerospace, based on theIntelsat Vsatellite bus. Intelsat V F-2 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greatertelecommunications capacity forINTELSAT's global network.
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 during an eclipse, provided 1800 watts of power at mission onset of its seven-year design life. The payload housed 21C-band and 4Ku-band transponders. It could accommodate 15,000 two-way voice circuits and two TV channels simultaneously. It had a launch mass of 1928 kg.[2] In December 1992, the satellite enabled a direct link between United States and the Somalia. The satellite was deactivated on 14 April 1998.[3]
The satellite was successfully launched into space on 6 December 1980, at 23:31:00 UTC, by means of anAtlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR vehicle from theCape Canaveral Air Force Station,Florida,United States.
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