United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Intelsat 502
Launched
December 6, 1980
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
Intelsat 502 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 6, 1980. It was United States Air Force's 762nd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 2,383rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 502, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 234 × 35,719 km orbit inclined 23.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3D Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 25th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 762nd launch13th this yearhumanity's 2,383rd orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 502 · NORAD 12089 · 1980-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 502
- Object ID
- 1980-098A
- Epoch
- 1980-12-06 05:15:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28522808 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7287343
- Inclination
- 23.6893°
- Ascending node
- 249.2011°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.164°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.805°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT 502 · NORAD 12089
Centaur AC-54 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
26th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 369th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
443 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Intelsat 502 launch?
Intelsat 502 launched on December 6, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 502?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat 502?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 502 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Intelsat 502 reach?
INTELSAT 502, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 234 × 35,719 km orbit inclined 23.7°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 502 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).