United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Intelsat 505
Launched
September 28, 1982
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
Intelsat 505 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 28, 1982. It was United States Air Force's 791st launch, 11th this year and humanity's 2,620th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 505, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 174 × 35,987 km orbit inclined 24.4°. 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
- 31st Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 791st launch11th this yearhumanity's 2,620th orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 505 · NORAD 13595 · 1982-097 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 505
- Object ID
- 1982-097A
- Epoch
- 1982-09-28 18:55:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27061028 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7323181
- Inclination
- 24.3547°
- Ascending node
- 175.8997°
- Arg. of perigee
- 174.6942°
- Mean anomaly
- 203.2471°
- 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. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- INTELSAT 505 · NORAD 13595
Centaur AC-60 · re-entered February 16, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
29th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 2nd this year · 386th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
207 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Intelsat 505 launch?
Intelsat 505 launched on September 28, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 505?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat 505?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 505 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Intelsat 505 reach?
INTELSAT 505, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 174 × 35,987 km orbit inclined 24.4°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 505 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).