Intelsat V F-4

Intelsat V F-4, then named Intelsat 504, 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.

Intelsat V F-4 → Intelsat 504
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorCOMSAT / INTELSAT
COSPAR ID1982-017A [1]
SATCAT no.13083
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 date5 March 1982, 00:23:00 UTC [2]
RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-58)
Launch siteCape Canaveral, LC-36A
ContractorGeneral Dynamics
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
DeactivatedNovember 1995
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude34.5° West (1982-1993)
40.5° West (1993-1994)
31.5° West (1994-1995)
29.4° West (1995-1995)
Epoch5 March 1982
Transponders
Band21 C-band
4 Ku-band
Intelsat V
 

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.[3] The satellite was deactivated on 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

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. "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.


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