Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Intelsat 511
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,981.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1985
56th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Centaur
64th mission
2nd mission of 1985
52nd successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission