| Intelsat V F-4 | |
| Mission Type: | Communication |
| Operator: | COMSAT / INTELSAT |
| Cospar Id: | 1982-017A [1] |
| Satcat: | 13083 |
| Mission Duration: | 7 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft Bus: | Intelsat V |
| Manufacturer: | Ford Aerospace |
| Dry Mass: | 1012 kg |
| Launch Mass: | 1928 kg |
| Dimensions: | 1.66 x 2.1 x 1.77 metres |
| Power: | 1800 watts |
| Launch Date: | 5 March 1982, 00:23:00 UTC [2] |
| Launch Rocket: | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-58) |
| Launch Site: | Cape Canaveral, LC-36A |
| Launch Contractor: | General Dynamics |
| Disposal Type: | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated: | November 1995 |
| Orbit Epoch: | 5 March 1982 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary orbit |
| Orbit Longitude: | 34.5° West (1982-1993) 40.5° West (1993-1994) 31.5° West (1994-1995) 29.4° West (1995-1995) |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 21 C-band 4 Ku-band |
| Programme: | Intelsat V |
| Previous Mission: | Intelsat V F-3 |
| Next Mission: | Intelsat V F-5 |
Intelsat V-D (F-4)[3] was a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Launched in 1982, it was the fourth of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat V satellite bus. Intelsat V F-4 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.
The Intelsat V F-4 satellite was box-shaped, measuring 1.66 by 2.1 by 1.77 metres; solar arrays spanned 15.9 metres tip to tip. The arrays, supplemented by nickel-hydrogen batteries during eclipse, provided 1800 watts of power. The payload housed 21 C-band and 4 Ku-band transponders. It could accommodate 15,000 two-way voice circuits and two TV channels simultaneously. It had a launch mass of 1928 kg.[4] The satellite was deactivated in November 1995.
The satellite was successfully launched into space on 5 March 1982 at 00:23:00 UTC, by means of an Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States.