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INTELSAT 515

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1989-006ALaunched 1/27/1989

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Intelsat 515
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 2
Launch Date: 1/27/1989
Last Contact: 11/6/2002

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,708 km
Inclination: 0.2 deg
Dry Mass: 884 kg
Total Mass: 1,981 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Intelsat
Manufacturer: Ford Aerospace, Palo Alto

Constellation

Name: Intelsat IS GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 19

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1989-006A