An Atlas-Centaur launch vehicle is to be used for the launching of the sixth in a series of improved INTELSAT commercial communications satellites. The F-6 flight has a capacity of 12,000 voice circuits plus two television channels, and is designed to carry the second maritime communications services package for the Maritime Satellite Organization to provide ship/shore/ship communications. Facts, statistics, and special features are presented for the modularly constructed, 3-axis body satellite, stabilized by with Sun and Earth sensors and momentum wheel, carrying wing-like solar array panels producing a total of 1,241 watts of electrical power, with an expected orbital life of seven years. Mission and launch phase parameters are listed. The capabilities of the launch vehicle, the satellite configuration, and the communications equipment are described. A list of the INTELSAT member nations and the non-signatory and other territory users is provided.
Mission Operation Report Intelsat V-F (F-6)
1983
22 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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