NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Intelsat 512

Launch Time
Sat Sep 28, 1985 23:17 UTC

Rocket

Atlas-G Centaur-D1AR
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
General Dynamics
Status: Retired
Payload to LEO: 5,900 kg
Payload to GTO: 2,222 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0

Mission Details

Intelsat 512

Intelsat VA F-12, then named Intelsat 512, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in September 1985, it was the twelfth of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat VA satellite bus. Intelsat VA F-12 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-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1985

90th orbital launch attempt

Atlas-Centaur

65th mission
3rd mission of 1985
53rd successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission