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Intelsat V F-1

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Geostationary communications satellite

Intelsat V F-1 → Intelsat 501
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorCOMSAT /INTELSAT
COSPAR ID1981-050AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.12474
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
Power1800 watts
Start of mission
Launch date23 May 1981, 22:42:00 UTC[1]
RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur (AC-56)
Launch siteCCAFS,LC-36B
ContractorGeneral Dynamics
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
DeactivatedFebruary 1997
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[2]
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude177.0° West (1981-1992)
91.5° East (1992-1996)
72.0° East (1996-1997)
Epoch23 May 1981
Transponders
Band21C-band
4Ku-band
Intelsat V

Intelsat V F-1 (orIntelsat 501) was ageostationarycommunications satellite built byFord Aerospace, it was owned byCOMSAT. Launched in 1981, it was the second of fifteenIntelsat V satellites to be launched. The satellite was based on theIntelsat V platform and its estimated useful life was seven years.

Satellite

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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. 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.[3] The satellite was deactivated in February 1997.

Launch

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The satellite was successfully launched into space on 23 May 1981, at 22:42:00 UTC, by means of anAtlas SLV-3D Centaur vehicle from theCCAFS,LC-36B.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^McDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved22 April 2017.
  2. ^"Display: Intelsat V F-1 1981-050A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved29 June 2020.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
  3. ^"Display: Intelsat 5A F-15 1989-086A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved29 June 2020.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
  4. ^"INTELSAT 515". TSE. Retrieved23 April 2017.
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