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INTELSAT 509

DecayedCommunicationsLEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
June 9, 1984 at 11:03 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas G Centaur →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Intelsat 509
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,111 km
Periapsis
242 km
Inclination
28.71°
Orbital period
98.29 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1984-057A
NORAD catalog №
15034
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
31.8287 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 24, 1984

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 24, 1984
Time in service
137 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed