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Intelsat 501
completed
Launch 1981-050
Launched 5/23/1981
HEO
Service G
Sat GTO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
INTELSAT 501
retired
Communications
GEO
Intelsat IS GEO fleet
Launch Details
Launch Date
5/23/1981
Launch ID
1981-050
Launch Profile
Sat GTO O
Service Type
G
Orbit
HEO
Launch Stack
Operator
NASA Glenn Research Center
Launch Vehicle
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida)
US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Constellations
1
Payload Status
retired 1
Payload Mission Types
Communications 1
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