ArianespaceAriane 1Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Intelsat 507
Launched
October 19, 1983
Image: ESA (1980)
Summary
Intelsat 507 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 1 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 19, 1983. It was Arianespace's 6th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,753rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Ariane 1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 507, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 265 × 35,651 km orbit inclined 8.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 1 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Ariane 1 flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 6th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,753rd orbital launch attempt107th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 507 · NORAD 14421 · 1983-105 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 507
- Object ID
- 1983-105A
- Epoch
- 1983-10-19 06:18:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28780793 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7272283
- Inclination
- 8.4341°
- Ascending node
- 200.9301°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.0343°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.1353°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT 507 · NORAD 14421
Ariane H8 L7 · broke up February 27, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
8th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 2nd this year · 16th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
124 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Intelsat 507 launch?
Intelsat 507 launched on October 19, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 507?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat 507?
Ariane 1, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 1 spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 507 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Intelsat 507 reach?
INTELSAT 507, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 265 × 35,651 km orbit inclined 8.4°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 507 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).