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INTELSAT 506

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
May 19, 1983 at 10:26 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Intelsat 506
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,263 km
Periapsis
35,940 km
Inclination
12.46°
Orbital period
1452.23 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1983-047A
NORAD catalog №
14077
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
8.3842 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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