United States Air ForceAtlas G CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Intelsat 512
Launched
September 28, 1985
Image: NASA
Summary
Intelsat 512 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas G Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on September 28, 1985. It was United States Air Force's 837th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 2,994th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Atlas G Centaur flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 512, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 375 × 35,928 km orbit inclined 22.9°. 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
- 4th Atlas G Centaur flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 837th launch7th this yearhumanity's 2,994th orbital launch attempt90th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 512 · NORAD 16101 · 1985-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 512
- Object ID
- 1985-087A
- Epoch
- 1985-09-28 18:54:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26078165 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7249215
- Inclination
- 22.926°
- Ascending node
- 174.3024°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.2653°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.862°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
- INTELSAT 512 · NORAD 16101
Centaur AC-65 · re-entered April 20, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
33rd launch from Launch Complex 36B, 3rd this year · 405th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Intelsat 512 launch?
Intelsat 512 launched on September 28, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 512?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat 512?
Atlas G Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas G Centaur spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 512 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Intelsat 512 reach?
INTELSAT 512, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 375 × 35,928 km orbit inclined 22.9°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 512 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).