Intelsat-5 F7

INTELSAT / US

Spacecraft n°:

INTELSAT spacecraft n°: 34

Also called: Intelsat 507 & Intelsat MCS-C

Launch data:

Designation:	14421 / 83105A
Launch date	19 Oct 1983 - 0:45:36 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-1
Launch vehicle:	Ariane-1 (L07)
Mission:	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	deg
Period	min

First Intelsat launched by a non US vehicle.

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: 19 Oct 1983
Aug 1990		went inclined
Mar 1991	Mar 1991	66°E, inclined
end of 1991	Mar 1995	57°E, inclined
Apr 1995	mid-Jul 1996	47°E, inclined

End of life

Out of service

Aug 1996 - Retired

Astrophilately covers:

Ariane-1

Launch cancel Kourou. Credit: #411

Ariane-1

Headquarter cancel Paris. Credit: #411

Ref.: #7, #411 - update: 17.11.19