Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | COMSAT / INTELSAT |
COSPAR ID | 1981-119A [1] |
SATCAT no. | 12994 |
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 | 15 December 1981, 23:35:00 UTC |
Rocket | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-55) |
Launch site | CCAFS, LC-36B |
Contractor | General Dynamics |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | January 1998 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 174.0° East (1981-1992) 177.0° West (1992-1995) 157.0° East (1995-1998) |
Epoch | 15 December 1981 |
Transponders | |
Band | 21 C-band 4 Ku-band |
Intelsat V |
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