Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Intelsat 503
Intelsat V F-3, then named Intelsat 503, was a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Launched on 15 December 1981, it was the third 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-3 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
1981
121st orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Centaur
58th mission
4th mission of 1981
47th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission