Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 1984-057A[1] |
SATCAT no. | 14077 |
Mission duration | 7 years (planned) Launch failure |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Intelsat-V bus |
Manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
Launch mass | 1,928.2 kilograms (4,251 lb)[2] |
BOL mass | 1,012 kilograms (2,231 lb)[2] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | June 9, 1984, 23:03[3] | UTC
Rocket | Atlas G |
Launch site | Cape Canaveral LC-36B |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Epoch | Planned |
Intelsat V |
Intelsat 509, previously named Intelsat V F-9, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1984, it was the ninth 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-9 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network. He also carried a Maritime Communications Services (MCS) package for Inmarsat. However, the launch vehicle failed to put the satellite into a useful orbit.
The satellite launch took place on June 9, 1984, at 23:03 UTC, by means of an Atlas-Centaur G-D1AR vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States. It had a launch mass of 1,928 kg.[4] The Intelsat 509 was equipped with 4 Ku-band transponders more 21 C-band transponders for 12,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.
References
[edit]- ^ "INTELSAT 5 F-9". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ a b "Intelsat-5". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ "INTELSAT 509". TSE. Retrieved April 23, 2017.