United States Air ForceAtlas G CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Intelsat 510
Launched
March 22, 1985
Image: NASA
Summary
Intelsat 510 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas G Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 22, 1985. It was United States Air Force's 833rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 2,929th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Atlas G Centaur flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 510, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 34,436 × 35,755 km orbit inclined 0.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas G Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Atlas G Centaur flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 833rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 2,929th orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 510 · NORAD 15629 · 1985-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 510
- Object ID
- 1985-025A
- Epoch
- 1985-03-24 14:00:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.02814548 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0158975
- Inclination
- 0.3658°
- Ascending node
- 319.5959°
- Arg. of perigee
- 199.7702°
- Mean anomaly
- 201.2774°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
- INTELSAT 510 · NORAD 15629
Centaur AC-63 · re-entered November 11, 1995
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
31st launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 403rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
286 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Intelsat 510 launch?
Intelsat 510 launched on March 22, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 510?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat 510?
Atlas G Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas G Centaur spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 510 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Intelsat 510 reach?
INTELSAT 510, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 34,436 × 35,755 km orbit inclined 0.4°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 510 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).