Intelsat V F-8

Overview

Intelsat V F-7 → Intelsat 507

mission type	Communication
operator	Intelsat
cospar id	1984-023A‡R1R‡
satcat	14786
mission duration	13 years
spacecraft bus	Intelsat-V bus
manufacturer	Ford Aerospace
bol mass	1012 kg‡R2R‡
launch mass	1928.2 kg‡R2R‡
launch date	March 05, 1984, 00:50:03 UTC‡R3R‡
launch rocket	Ariane 1‡R4R‡
launch site	Kourou ELA-1‡R4R‡
disposal type	Decommissioned
deactivated	August, 1996
orbit epoch	April 23, 2017‡R5R‡
orbit reference	Geocentric‡R5R‡
orbit regime	Geostationary‡R5R‡
orbit periapsis	36,580.8 km‡R5R‡
orbit apoapsis	36,720.2 km‡R5R‡
orbit inclination	16.0 degrees‡R5R‡
orbit semimajor	43021 km‡R5R‡
orbit period	1,480.1 minutes‡R5R‡
orbit longitude	180° W (original position) 33° E (current position)‡R5R‡
apsis	gee
trans band	21 C-band 4
programme	Intelsat V
previous mission	Intelsat V F-7
next mission	Intelsat V F-9

Intelsat 508, previously named Intelsat V F-8, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1984, it was the eighth 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-8 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.

The satellite was successfully launched into space on October 19, 1983, at 00:45 UTC, by means of an Ariane 1 vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana. It had a launch mass of 1,928 kg.[6] The Intelsat V F-8 was equipped with 4 Ku-band transponders more 21 C-band transponders for 12,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.

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