Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Intelsat 505
Intelsat V F-5, then named Intelsat 505, was a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Launched in 1982, it was the fifth 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-5 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
1982
103rd orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Centaur
60th mission
2nd mission of 1982
49th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission