ArianespaceAriane 1Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Intelsat 508
Launched
March 5, 1984
Image: ESA (1980)
Summary
Intelsat 508 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 1 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 5, 1984. It was Arianespace's 7th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,798th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Ariane 1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 508, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 35,747 km orbit inclined 8.5°. 9 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
- 8th Ariane 1 flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 7th launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,798th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 508 · NORAD 14786 · 1984-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 508
- Object ID
- 1984-023A
- Epoch
- 1984-03-05 16:55:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28414177 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7293502
- Inclination
- 8.5339°
- Ascending node
- 338.1282°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.0548°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.9244°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
9 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 7 debris; 7 still in orbit
- INTELSAT 508 · NORAD 14786
Ariane H8 L8 · broke up July 4, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
9th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 1st this year · 17th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
138 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Intelsat 508 launch?
Intelsat 508 launched on March 5, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 508?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat 508?
Ariane 1, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 1 spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 508 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Intelsat 508 reach?
INTELSAT 508, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 35,747 km orbit inclined 8.5°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 508 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).