| Intelsat V F-5 | |
| Mission Type: | Communication |
| Operator: | COMSAT / INTELSAT |
| Cospar Id: | 1982-097A [1] |
| Satcat: | 13595 |
| 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: | 28 September 1982, 23:17:00 UTC [2] |
| Launch Rocket: | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-60) |
| Launch Site: | CCAFS, LC-36B |
| Launch Contractor: | General Dynamics |
| Disposal Type: | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated: | August 1999 |
| Orbit Epoch: | 28 September 1982 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary orbit |
| Orbit Longitude: | 63.0° East (1982-1992) 66.0° East (1992-1994) 65.0° East (1994-1996) 33.0° East (1996-1997) 72.0° East (1997-1999) |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 21 C-band 4 Ku-band |
| Programme: | Intelsat V |
| Previous Mission: | Intelsat V F-4 |
| Next Mission: | Intelsat V F-6 |
Intelsat V F-5 was a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Launched in 1982, it was the fifth 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-5 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.
The Intelsat V F-5 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. It also carried a Maritime Communications Services (MCS) package for INMARSAT.[3] It cost $87 million and was the 32nd satellite launched by Intelsat.[4] The satellite was deactivated in August 1999.
The Intelsat V F-5 satellite was successfully launched into space on 28 September 1982 at 23:17:00 UTC, by means of an Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States.[5] The launch was originally scheduled for the night of 23 September 1982 but was postponed to 28 October due to a power supply failure in another, identical, satellite.[6] [7] It was launched on 28 September after engineers found the issue was not caused by a design flaw in the satellite.[7] The launch window was from 19:08–21:03 EST.[8]