Intelsat V F-4

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Mission typeCommunication
OperatorCOMSAT / INTELSAT
COSPAR ID1982-017A [1]
Intelsat V F-4
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

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.

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.

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