Intelsat VA F-10

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Mission typeCommunication
OperatorIntelsat
COSPAR ID1985-025A [1]
Intelsat VA F-10 → Intelsat 510
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorIntelsat
COSPAR ID1985-025A [1]
SATCAT no.15629
Mission duration9 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
BusIntelsat-VA
ManufacturerFord Aerospace
Launch mass2013 kg
Dry mass1098 kg [2]
Power1800 watts
Start of mission
Launch date22 March 1985, 23:55:00 UTC [3]
RocketAtlas G (AC-63)
Launch siteCCAFS, LC-36B
ContractorGeneral Dynamics
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
DeactivatedJuly 1999
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Epoch22 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.

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