Intelsat-5 1

INTELSAT / US

Spacecraft n°:

INTELSAT spacecraft n°: 29

Also called: Intelsat 501

Launch data:

Designation: 12474 / 81050A
Launch date 23 May 1981
Launch site CC, LC-36B
Launch vehicle: Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D (AC-56)
Mission: Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee  km
Eccentricity 
Inclination  deg
Period  min


Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer Ford Aerospace
Platform 
Operator Intelsat
Mass at launch   kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Solar array 
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  

Location

Begin End Position
L: 23 May 1981    
May 1988   went inclined
late 1991 late 1991 177°W, inclined
Oct 1992 Jan 1996 91.5°E, inclined (left to leave the slot to Measat 1)
late Feb 1996 Jan 1997 72°E, inclined


End of life

Out of service Feb 1997
Cause deorbited


Ref: #15 - update: 02.07.08