Status
Success
Intelsat 507
Launch Time
Wed Oct 19, 1983 00:45 UTC
Wed Oct 19, 1983 00:45 UTC
Flight L7.
Rocket
Mission Details
Intelsat 507
The Intelsat V spacecraft are 3-axis stabilized to 0.5 deg using momentum wheels. Hydrazine propulsion system. Passive thermal control. Dual solar arrays provide 1800 W BOL, NiCd, or NiH batteries. The communication payload consists of 21 C-Band and 4 Ku-Band transponders for 12000 voice circuits and 2 TV channels.
The last five of the nine spacecraft in this block carry a maritime mobile payload (seven additional transponders) for lease by Inmarsat.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,928.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
1983
106th orbital launch attempt
European Space Agency
7th mission
2nd mission of 1983
5th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission
Ariane 1
7th mission
2nd mission of 1983
5th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission