Intelsat V F-5
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{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Intelsat V F-5
| image =
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| mission_type = Communication
| operator = COMSAT / INTELSAT
| website =
| COSPAR_ID = 1982-097A {{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1982-097A|title=Display: Intelsat 5 F-5 1982-097A|publisher=NASA|date=14 May 2020|access-date=30 June 2020}} {{PD-notice}}
| 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 {{cite web|url=https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/data/derived/launchlog.html|title=Launch Log|first=Jonathan|last=McDowell|work=Jonathan's Space Page|access-date=April 22, 2017}}
| launch_rocket = Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-60)
| launch_contractor = General Dynamics
| entered_service =
| 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
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| trans_capacity =
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| 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.
Satellite
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.{{cite web |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1989-006A|title=Display: Intelsat 5A F-15 1989-086A|publisher=NASA|date=14 May 2020|access-date=30 June 2020}} {{PD-notice}} It cost $87 million ({{Inflation|index=US|value=87,000,000|start_year=1982|fmt=eq}}) and was the 32nd satellite launched by Intelsat.{{Cite news |date=29 September 1982 |title=Intelsat V satellite launched |pages=9 |work=The Times |agency=Associated Press |location=Shreveport, Louisiana |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-intelsat-v-satellite-launched/130106940/ |access-date=16 August 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} The satellite was deactivated in August 1999.
Launch
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs-satellite.com/tse/online/sat_intelsat_505.html|title=INTELSAT 505|publisher=TSE|access-date=April 23, 2017}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-naples-daily-news-satellite-launch-r/130105550/|title=Satellite Launch Rescheduled|date=September 24, 1982|work=Naples Daily News|agency=Associated Press|volume=60|issue=54|page=2B|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=August 16, 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-intelsat-5-hurtles-to-spac/130106866/|title=Intelsat 5 hurtles to space|last=Adams|first=Peter|work=Florida Today|date=September 29, 1982|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=August 16, 2023}} It was launched on 28 September after engineers found the issue was not caused by a design flaw in the satellite. The launch window was from 19:08–21:03 EST.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-next-space-shot/130106325/|title=Next Space Shot|date=September 27, 1982|work=Florida Today|page=1A|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=August 16, 2023}}
See also
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