| Intelsat VA F-10 → Intelsat 510 | |
| Mission Type: | Communication |
| Operator: | Intelsat |
| Cospar Id: | 1985-025A [1] |
| Satcat: | 15629 |
| Mission Duration: | 9 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft Bus: | Intelsat-VA |
| Manufacturer: | Ford Aerospace |
| Dry Mass: | 1098 kg [2] |
| Launch Mass: | 2013 kg |
| Power: | 1800 watts |
| Launch Date: | 22 March 1985, 23:55:00 UTC [3] |
| Launch Rocket: | Atlas G (AC-63) |
| Launch Site: | CCAFS, LC-36B |
| Launch Contractor: | General Dynamics |
| Disposal Type: | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated: | July 1999 |
| Orbit Epoch: | 22 March 1985 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary orbit |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 26 C-Band 6 Ku-band |
| Programme: | Intelsat V |
| Previous Mission: | Intelsat V F-9 |
| Next Mission: | Intelsat VA F-11 |
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.
The satellite was successfully launched into space on 22 March 1985, at 23:55:00 UTC, by means of an Atlas-Centaur G vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States. It had a launch mass of 2013 kg. The Intelsat 510 was equipped with 6 Ku-band transponders more 26 C-band transponders for 15,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.