| Intelsat V F-6 → Intelsat 506 | |
| Mission Type: | Communication |
| Operator: | COMSAT / INTELSAT |
| Cospar Id: | 1983-047A [1] |
| Satcat: | 14077 |
| Mission Duration: | 7 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft Bus: | Intelsat V |
| Manufacturer: | Ford Aerospace |
| Dry Mass: | 1012 kg [2] |
| Launch Mass: | 1928 kg |
| Dimensions: | 1.66 x 2.1 x 1.77 metres |
| Power: | 1800 watts |
| Launch Date: | 19 May 1983, 22:26:00 UTC [3] |
| Launch Rocket: | Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-61) |
| Launch Site: | CCAFS, LC-36A |
| Launch Contractor: | General Dynamics |
| Disposal Type: | Graveyard orbit |
| Deactivated: | July 1998 |
| Orbit Epoch: | 19 May 1983 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary orbit |
| Orbit Longitude: | 18,5° West (1983-1992) 50.0° West (1992-1995) 31.4° West (1995-1998) 29.5° West (1998-1998) |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 21 C-band 4 Ku-band |
| Programme: | Intelsat V |
| Previous Mission: | Intelsat V F-5 |
| Next Mission: | Intelsat V F-7 |
Intelsat V F-6, then named Intelsat 506, was a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Launched in 1983, it was the sixth 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-6 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for INTELSAT's global network.
The Intelsat V F-6 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. He also carried a Maritime Communications Services (MCS) package for INMARSAT.[4] The satellite was deactivated in July 1998.
The satellite was successfully launched into space on 19 May 1982 at 22:26:00 UTC, by means of an Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States. It had a launch mass of 1928 kg.[5]