Status
Success
Intelsat 508
Launch Time
Mon Mar 05, 1984 00:50 UTC
Mon Mar 05, 1984 00:50 UTC
Flight V8.
Rocket
Mission Details
Intelsat 508
The Intelsat V spacecraft are 3-axis stabilized to 0.5 deg using momentum wheels. Hydrazine propulsion system. Passive thermal control. Dual solar arrays provide 1800 W BOL, NiCd, or NiH batteries. The communication payload consists of 21 C-Band and 4 Ku-Band transponders for 12000 voice circuits and 2 TV channels.
The last five of the nine spacecraft in this block carry a maritime mobile payload (seven additional transponders) for lease by Inmarsat.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,928.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
1984
23rd orbital launch attempt
European Space Agency
8th mission
1st mission of 1984
6th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission
Ariane 1
8th mission
1st mission of 1984
6th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission