Intelsat V F-5

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Mission typeCommunication
OperatorCOMSAT / INTELSAT
COSPAR ID1982-097A [1]
Intelsat V F-5
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorCOMSAT / INTELSAT
COSPAR ID1982-097A [1]
SATCAT no.13595
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 date28 September 1982,
23:17:00 UTC [2]
RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-60)
Launch siteCCAFS, LC-36B
ContractorGeneral Dynamics
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
DeactivatedAugust 1999
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude63.0° East (1982-1992)
66.0° East (1992-1994)
65.0° East (1994-1996)
33.0° East (1996-1997)
72.0° East (1997-1999)
Epoch28 September 1982
Transponders
Band21 C-band
4 Ku-band
Intelsat V

Intelsat V F-5 was a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Launched in 1982, it was the fifth 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-5 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.

The Intelsat V F-5 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. It also carried a Maritime Communications Services (MCS) package for INMARSAT.[3] It cost $87 million (equivalent to $283,470,000 in 2024) and was the 32nd satellite launched by Intelsat.[4] The satellite was deactivated in August 1999.

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