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1983 · United States Air Force
Intelsat 506
success
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur | Intelsat 506
Geostationary communications satellite
Overview
Date / time
May 19, 1983 at 10:26 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 36A
Mission
Intelsat 506
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →
Payloads deployed · 1
INTELSAT 506
GEO