United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Intelsat 506
Launched
May 19, 1983
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
Intelsat 506 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 19, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 802nd launch, 7th this year and humanity's 2,694th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 506, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 34,792 × 35,778 km orbit inclined 0.6°. 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
- 32nd Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 802nd launch7th this yearhumanity's 2,694th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 506 · NORAD 14077 · 1983-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 506
- Object ID
- 1983-047A
- Epoch
- 1983-05-19 08:01:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.02114364 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0118242
- Inclination
- 0.5586°
- Ascending node
- 12.1059°
- Arg. of perigee
- 209.8629°
- Mean anomaly
- 137.1136°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
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
- INTELSAT 506 · NORAD 14077
Centaur AC-61 · re-entered February 13, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
31st launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 391st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
519 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Intelsat 506 launch?
Intelsat 506 launched on May 19, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 506?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat 506?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 506 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Intelsat 506 reach?
INTELSAT 506, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 34,792 × 35,778 km orbit inclined 0.6°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 506 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).