Intelsat V F-4

Intelsat V F-4

Mission type	Communication
Operator	COMSAT / INTELSAT
COSPAR ID	1982-017A [1]
SATCAT no.	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	21 C-band 4 Ku-band
Intelsat V

Intelsat V-D (F-4)[3] was a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Launched in 1982, it was the fourth of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat V satellite bus. Intelsat V F-4 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.

Satellite

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 by nickel-hydrogen batteries during eclipse, provided 1800 watts of power. The payload housed 21 C-band and 4 Ku-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.

Launch

The satellite was successfully launched into space on 5 March 1982 at 00:23:00 UTC, by means of an Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States.

See also

• 1982 in spaceflight

References

1. "Display: Intelsat 5 F-4 1982-017A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
3. Weiss, Stanley I. (25 February 1982). Mission Operation Report (PDF) (Report). NASA. Report No. 0-491-203-82-04. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
4. "Display: Intelsat 5A F-15 1989-086A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.