Intelsat V F-1
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Intelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 1981-050A |
| SATCAT no. | 12474 |
| Mission duration | 7 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Intelsat-V bus |
| Manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
| Launch mass | 1,928 kilograms (4,251 lb) |
| BOL mass | 1,012 kilograms (2,231 lb) |
| Power | 1800 W |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | May 23, 1981, 22:42 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-36B |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | February 1997 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Geostationary[2] |
| Eccentricity | 0.73189[2] |
| Perigee altitude | 172 kilometers (107 mi)[2] |
| Apogee altitude | 35,960 kilometers (22,340 mi)[2] |
| Inclination | 24.1°[2] |
| Period | 633.9 minutes[2] |
| Epoch | May 23, 1981[2] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 21 IEEE C-band 4 Ku band |
Intelsat V | |
Intelsat V F-1 (or Intelsat 501) was a geostationary communication satellite built by Ford Aerospace, it was owned by Intelsat. The satellite was based on the Intelsat-V platform and its estimated useful life was 7 years.
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