Intelsat V F-6 → Intelsat 506
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communication
Operator	COMSAT / INTELSAT
COSPAR ID	1983-047A ^[1]
SATCAT no.	14077
Mission duration	7 years (planned)


Bus	Intelsat V
Manufacturer	Ford Aerospace
Launch mass	1928 kg
Dry mass	1012 kg ^[2]
Dimensions	1.66 x 2.1 x 1.77 metres
Power	1800 watts


Start of mission
Launch date	19 May 1983, 22:26:00 UTC ^[3]
Rocket	Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-61)
Launch site	CCAFS, LC-36A
Contractor	General Dynamics


End of mission
Disposal	Graveyard orbit
Deactivated	July 1998


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	18,5° West (1983-1992) 50.0° West (1992-1995) 31.4° West (1995-1998) 29.5° West (1998-1998)
Epoch	19 May 1983


Transponders
Band	21 C-band 4 Ku-band

Intelsat V ← Intelsat V F-5 Intelsat V F-7 →

Intelsat V F-6, then named Intelsat 506, was a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Launched in 1983, it was the sixth 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-6 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for INTELSAT's global network.

Satellite

The Intelsat V F-6 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. He also carried a Maritime Communications Services (MCS) package for INMARSAT.^[4] The satellite was deactivated in July 1998.

Launch

The satellite was successfully launched into space on 19 May 1982 at 22:26:00 UTC, by means of an Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States. It had a launch mass of 1928 kg.^[5]

References

^ "Display: Intelsat 5 F-6 1983-047A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Intelsat-5". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ "Display: Intelsat 5A F-15 1989-086A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "INTELSAT 506". TSE. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

v t e Intelsat Corporation
COMSAT Intelsat Americas PanAmSat ITSO STS-49 List of Intelsat satellites
Intelsat I, II, III	Intelsat I Intelsat II F-1 II F-2 II F-3 II F-4 Intelsat III F-1 III F-2 III F-3 III F-4 III F-5 III F-6 III F-7 III F-8
Intelsat IV	Intelsat IV F-1 IV F-2 IV F-3 IV F-4 IV F-5 IV F-6 IV F-7 IV F-8 IVA F-1 IVA F-2 IVA F-3 IVA F-4 IVA F-5 IVA F-6
Intelsat V	Intelsat V F-1 V F-2 V F-3 V F-4 V F-5 V F-6 V F-7 V F-8 V F-9† VA F-10 VA F-11 VA F-12 VA F-13 VA F-14 VA F-15
Intelsat VI	Intelsat 601 602 603 604 605
Intelsat 7-10	Intelsat 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 801 802 803 804 805 806 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 10-02
ex-PanAmSat	Intelsat 1R 2 3R 4 5 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12
Recent Intelsat	Intelsat 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (New Dawn) 29e 30 31 32e 33e 34 35e 36 37e 38 39 40e
Galaxy (Intelsat Americas)	Galaxy 3C 4R 5 9 10R 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Other	APR-1 APR-2 Horizons-1 Horizons-2 Horizons-3e Intelsat K Marisat-F2 SBS 6

v t e ← 1982 · Orbital launches in 1983 · 1984 →
January	Kosmos 1437 Unnamed
February	OPS 0252 OPS 0252 SSU-1 OPS 0252 SSU-2 OPS 0252 SSU-3
March	Kosmos 1443 NOAA-8
April	STS-6 (TDRS-1) OPS 2925 Soyuz T-8
May	Intelsat V F-6
June	OPS 6432 OPS 6432 SSU-1 OPS 6432 SSU-2 OPS 6432 SSU-3 ECS-1 OSCAR-10 STS-7 (Anik C2, Palapa B1, SPAS-01, OSTA-2) OPS 0721 OPS 3899 Soyuz T-9
July	OPS 7304
August	Progress 17
September	STS-8 (INSAT-1B)
October	Intelsat V F-7 Progress 18
November	STS-9
Unknown month	Kosmos 1428 Kosmos 1429 Kosmos 1430 Kosmos 1431 Kosmos 1432 Kosmos 1433 Kosmos 1434 Kosmos 1435 Kosmos 1436 IRAS PIX-2 Kosmos 1438 Sakura 2a Kosmos 1439 LIPS-2 Kosmos 1440 Kosmos 1441 Tenma Kosmos 1442 Kosmos 1444 Molniya-3 No.34 Ekran No.18L Kosmos 1445 Kosmos 1446 Molniya-1-56 Astron Kosmos 1447 Kosmos 1448 Kosmos 1449 Molniya-1 No.68 Kosmos 1450 Gran' No.23L Kosmos 1451 Satcom 1R Kosmos 1452 Rohini RS-D2 Kosmos 1453 Kosmos 1454 Kosmos 1455 Kosmos 1456 Kosmos 1457 Kosmos 1458 GOES 6 Kosmos 1459 Kosmos 1460 Kosmos 1461 Kosmos 1462 Kosmos 1463 Kosmos 1464 Kosmos 1465 Kosmos 1466 EXOSAT Kosmos 1467 Venera 15 Venera 16 Kosmos 1468 Kosmos 1469 Kosmos 1470 HILAT Kosmos 1471 Galaxy 1 Gorizont No.17L Prognoz 9 Kosmos 1472 Kosmos 1473 Kosmos 1474 Kosmos 1475 Kosmos 1476 Kosmos 1477 Kosmos 1478 Kosmos 1479 Kosmos 1480 Kosmos 1481 Kosmos 1482 OPS 7994 Molniya-1 No.66 Kosmos 1483 Kosmos 1484 Kosmos 1485 Telstar 301 Kosmos 1486 Kosmos 1487 Sakura 2b Kosmos 1488 Kosmos 1489 Kosmos 1490 Kosmos 1491 Kosmos 1492 Fanhui Shi Weixing 6 Kosmos 1493 Gran' No.24L Molniya-3 No.32 Kosmos 1494 Kosmos 1495 Kosmos 1496 Satcom 2R Kosmos 1497 Kosmos 1498 Kosmos 1499 Galaxy-2 Soyuz 7K-ST No. 16L Kosmos 1500 Ekran No.25L Kosmos 1501 Kosmos 1502 Kosmos 1503 Kosmos 1504 Kosmos 1505 Kosmos 1506 Meteor-2 No.10 Kosmos 1507 Kosmos 1508 Kosmos 1509 OPS 1294 Molniya-1 No.48 Kosmos 1510 Kosmos 1511 Gorizont No.18L Kosmos 1512 Kosmos 1513 Kosmos 1514 Kosmos 1515 Molniya-3 No.35 Kosmos 1516 Kosmos 1517 Kosmos 1518 Kosmos 1519 Kosmos 1520 Kosmos 1521
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