| Intelsat V F-7 → Intelsat 507 | |
| Mission Type: | Communication |
| Operator: | Intelsat |
| Cospar Id: | 1983-105A[1] |
| Satcat: | 14421 |
| Mission Duration: | 13 years |
| Spacecraft Bus: | Intelsat-V bus |
| Manufacturer: | Ford Aerospace |
| Bol Mass: | 1012kg (2,231lb)[2] |
| Launch Mass: | 1928.2kg (4,251lb) |
| Launch Date: | UTC[3] |
| Launch Rocket: | Ariane 1[4] |
| Launch Site: | Kourou ELA-1 |
| Disposal Type: | Decommissioned |
| Orbit Epoch: | April 23, 2017[5] |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 35930.6km (22,326.2miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 35978km (22,356miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 15.1 degrees |
| Orbit Semimajor: | 42325km (26,300miles) |
| Orbit Period: | 1,444.3 minutes |
| Orbit Longitude: | 149° E (current position) |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Band: | 21 C-band 4 |
| Programme: | Intelsat V |
| Previous Mission: | Intelsat V F-6 |
| Next Mission: | Intelsat V F-8 |
Intelsat 507, previously named Intelsat V F-7, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1983, it was the seventh of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat-V satellite bus. It was the first satellite of the Intelsat family not to be launched by the United States.
Intelsat V F-67was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network. The satellite was deactivated in August 1996.
The satellite was successfully launched into space on October 19, 1983, at 00:45 UTC, by means of an Ariane 1 vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana. It had a launch mass of 1,928 kg.[6] The Intelsat 507 was equipped with 4 Ku-band transponders more 21 C-band transponders for 12,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.