Intelsat VA F-10

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Intelsat VA F-10 → Intelsat 510
Mission type Communication
Operator Intelsat
COSPAR ID 1985-025A [1]
SATCAT no. 15629
Mission duration9 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Bus Intelsat-VA
Manufacturer Ford Aerospace
Launch mass2013 kg
Dry mass1098 kg [2]
Power1800 watts
Start of mission
Launch date22 March 1985, 23:55:00 UTC [3]
Rocket Atlas G Centaur-D1AR (AC-63)
Launch site CCAFS, LC-36B
Contractor General Dynamics
End of mission
Disposal Graveyard orbit
DeactivatedJuly 1999
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit
Regime Geostationary orbit
Epoch 22 March 1985
Transponders
Band26 C-Band
6 Ku-band
Intelsat V
 

Intelsat 510, previously named Intelsat VA F-10, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1985, it was the tenth of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat-VA satellite bus. Intelsat VA F-10 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.

Launch

The satellite was successfully launched into space on 22 March 1985, at 23:55:00 UTC, by means of an Atlas-Centaur G vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States. It had a launch mass of 2013 kg. The Intelsat 510 was equipped with 6 Ku-band transponders more 26 C-band transponders for 15,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.

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References

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