Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Intelsat 502
Intelsat V F-2, then named Intelsat 502, was a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Launched in 1980, it was the first 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-2 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for INTELSAT's global network.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,928.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1980
100th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Centaur
54th mission
3rd mission of 1980
44th successful mission
12th consecutive successful mission