Intelsat 510

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

23:55:00

Friday March 22, 1985

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Intelsat 510

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Intelsat 510, previously named Intelsat VA F-10, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1985, it was the tenth 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-10 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

2,013 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Atlas-G Centaur-D1AR

Active 1984 to 1989


Payload to Orbit

LEO: 5,900 kg

GTO: 2,222 kg

Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

50 days 6 hours

Stats

Atlas-Centaur


63rd

Mission

1st

Mission of 1985

1985


25th

Orbital launch attempt