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Intelsat VA F-10

Overview

Intelsat VA F-10 → Intelsat 510

mission type	Communication
operator	Intelsat
cospar id	1985-025A ‡R1R‡
satcat	15629
mission duration	9 years (planned)
spacecraft bus	Intelsat-VA
manufacturer	Ford Aerospace
dry mass	1098 kg ‡R2R‡
launch mass	2013 kg
power	1800 watts
launch date	22 March 1985, 23:55:00 UTC ‡R3R‡
launch rocket	Atlas G (AC-63)
launch site	CCAFS, LC-36B
launch contractor	General Dynamics
disposal type	Graveyard orbit
deactivated	July 1999
orbit epoch	22 March 1985
orbit reference	Geocentric orbit
orbit regime	Geostationary orbit
apsis	gee
trans band	26 C-Band 6 Ku-band
programme	Intelsat V
previous mission	Intelsat V F-9
next mission	Intelsat VA F-11

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.

Launch

The satellite was successfully launched into space on 22 March 1985, at 23:55:00 UTC, by means of an Atlas-Centaur G vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States. It had a launch mass of 2013 kg. The Intelsat 510 was equipped with 6 Ku-band transponders more 26 C-band transponders for 15,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.