Status
Success
Rocket
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