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INTELSAT 512
Nonoperational
Communications
GEO
Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.
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Launch
Launch date
September 28, 1985 at 11:17 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas G Centaur →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Intelsat 512
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,159 km
Periapsis
36,068 km
Inclination
14.1°
Orbital period
1452.85 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1985-087A
NORAD catalog №
16101
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Intelsat
Radar cross-section
6.0376 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational