Intelsat-5 1 |
INTELSAT / US |
Spacecraft n°: |
INTELSAT spacecraft n°: 29 |
| 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 |
| Prime manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
| Platform | |
| Operator | Intelsat |
| Mass at launch | kg |
| Dry Mass | kg |
| Basic shape | |
| Dimension (m) | |
| Solar array | |
| Stabilization | |
| Propulsion | |
| DC power |
| 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 |
| Out of service | Feb 1997 |
| Cause | deorbited |