Intelsat V F-4

Overview

Intelsat V F-4

mission type	Communication
operator	COMSAT / INTELSAT
cospar id	1982-017A ‡R1R‡
satcat	13083
mission duration	7 years (planned)
spacecraft bus	Intelsat V
manufacturer	Ford Aerospace
dry mass	1012 kg
launch mass	1928 kg
dimensions	1.66 x 2.1 x 1.77 metres
power	1800 watts
launch date	5 March 1982, 00:23:00 UTC ‡R2R‡
launch rocket	Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-58)
launch site	Cape Canaveral, LC-36A
launch contractor	General Dynamics
disposal type	Graveyard orbit
deactivated	November 1995
orbit epoch	5 March 1982
orbit reference	Geocentric orbit
orbit regime	Geostationary orbit
orbit longitude	34.5° West (1982-1993) 40.5° West (1993-1994) 31.5° West (1994-1995) 29.4° West (1995-1995)
apsis	gee
trans band	21 C-band 4 Ku-band
programme	Intelsat V
previous mission	Intelsat V F-3
next mission	Intelsat V F-5

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.

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.[4] The satellite was deactivated in November 1995.

Intelsat V F-4

Satellite

Launch

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