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INTELSAT 502

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
December 6, 1980 at 11:31 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Intelsat 502
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,218 km
Periapsis
36,137 km
Inclination
11.3°
Orbital period
1456.11 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1980-098A
NORAD catalog №
12089
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
13.3496 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational