Intelsat VA F-11, then named Intelsat 511, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1985, it was the eleventh of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat VA series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat VA satellite bus. Intelsat VA F-11 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.
Mission type | Communication |
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Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 1985-055A [1] |
SATCAT no. | 15873 |
Mission duration | 7 years (planned) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Bus | Intelsat VA |
Manufacturer | Ford Aerospace |
Launch mass | 1981 kg |
Dry mass | 1098 kg [2] |
Dimensions | 1.66 x 2.1 x 1.77 metres |
Power | 1800 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 30 June 1985, 00:44:00 UTC [3] |
Rocket | Atlas G-Centaur D1AR (AC-64) |
Launch site | CCAFS, LC-36B |
Contractor | General Dynamics |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | August 2003 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 27.5° West (1985-1991) [4] 63.0 East (1991-1992) 177.0° East (1992-1995) 180.0° East (1995-1998) 29.5° West (1998-2003) |
Epoch | 30 June 1985 |
Transponders | |
Band | 26 C-band 6 Ku-band |
Intelsat V |
The satellite was box-shaped, measuring 1.66 by 2.1 by 1.77 metres; solar arrays spanned 15.9 metres tip to tip. The arrays, supplemented by nickel-hydrogen batteries during eclipse, provided 1800 watts of power at mission onset, approximately 1280 watts at the end of its seven-year design life. The payload housed 26 C-band and 6 Ku-band transponders. It could accommodate 15,000 two-way voice circuits and two TV channels simultaneously. It also provided maritime communications for ships at sea.[5]
The satellite was successfully launched into space on 30 June 1985, at 00:44:00 UTC, by means of an Atlas G-Centaur-D1AR vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States. It had a launch mass of 1981 kg.[4] The satellite was deactivated in August 2003.
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