United States Air ForceAtlas G CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Intelsat 511
Launched
June 30, 1985
Image: NASA
Summary
Intelsat 511 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas G Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 30, 1985. It was United States Air Force's 834th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 2,960th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas G Centaur flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 511, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 293 × 34,254 km orbit inclined 23.1°. 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
- 3rd Atlas G Centaur flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 834th launch4th this yearhumanity's 2,960th orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 511 · NORAD 15873 · 1985-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 511
- Object ID
- 1985-055A
- Epoch
- 1985-06-30 06:18:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.38787464 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7181611
- Inclination
- 23.133°
- Ascending node
- 101.1888°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.585°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.3073°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- INTELSAT 511 · NORAD 15873
Centaur AC-64 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
32nd launch from Launch Complex 36B, 2nd this year · 404th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
99 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Intelsat 511 launch?
Intelsat 511 launched on June 30, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 511?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat 511?
Atlas G Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas G Centaur spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 511 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Intelsat 511 reach?
INTELSAT 511, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 293 × 34,254 km orbit inclined 23.1°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 511 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).