Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Intelsat 501
Intelsat V F-1 (or Intelsat 501) was a geostationary communications satellite built by Ford Aerospace, it was owned by COMSAT. Launched in 1981, it was the second of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The satellite was based on the Intelsat V platform and its estimated useful life was seven years.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,928.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1981
52nd orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Centaur
56th mission
2nd mission of 1981
46th successful mission
14th consecutive successful mission