Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Intelsat 506
Intelsat V F-6, then named Intelsat 506, was a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Launched in 1983, it was the sixth 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-6 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-36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1983
48th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Centaur
61st mission
1st mission of 1983
50th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission