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INTELSAT IVA F5

retired

CommunicationssuborbitalCOSPAR 1977-F05Launched 9/30/1977

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 1977-F05
Launch Vehicle: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Launch Date: 9/30/1977
Last Contact: 9/30/1977

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: -3,145 km
Inclination: 21.8 deg
Dry Mass: 617 kg
Total Mass: 1,515 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: Intelsat
Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)

Constellation

Name: Intelsat legacy GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 4

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1977-F05