Intelsat-5 F-2

INTELSAT / US

Spacecraft n°:

INTELSAT spacecraft n°: 28

Also called: Intelsat 502

Launch data:

Designation:	12089 / 80098A
Launch date	06 Dec 1980 - 6:31 PM
Launch site	CC, LC-36B
Launch vehicle:	Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-54)
Mission:	Communications
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
Design lifetime

Location:

Begin	End	Position
L: 6 Dec 1980		21.5°W
Dec 1988		went inclined
Jan 1991	Jan 1991	1°W, inclined
Feb 1992	Oct 1994	21.5°W, inclined
Oct 1994	Apr 1998	40.5°W, inclined

End of life:

Out of service	14 Apr 1998
Cause	deorbited

First of new generation of international Telecommunications satellites sponbsored by 105 - Nation Intelsat organization.
Lergest and highest capacity commercial communications spacecraft built to date.
Can rely up to 12000 two-way telephone calls and 2 color TV channels simultaneously.
When in 21.5°W, the antenna's platform was rotated in December 1992 to enable a direct link between Somalia and the US. The Eastern spot was pointed to Somalia.

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