Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Intelsat 510
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,013.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1985
25th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Centaur
63rd mission
1st mission of 1985
51st successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission