| Mission type | Communication |
|---|---|
| Operator | COMSAT /INTELSAT |
| COSPAR ID | 1982-017A[1] |
| SATCATno. | 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 | 21C-band 4Ku-band |
Intelsat V | |
Intelsat V-D (F-4)[3] was acommunications satellite operated byCOMSAT. Launched in 1982, it was the fourth of fifteenIntelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed byFord Aerospace, based on theIntelsat Vsatellite bus. Intelsat V F-4 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity forIntelsat's global network.
The Intelsat V F-4 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. 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.[4] The satellite was deactivated in November 1995.
The satellite was successfully launched into space on 5 March 1982 at 00:23:00 UTC, by means of anAtlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR vehicle from theCape Canaveral Air Force Station,Florida,United States.
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