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INTELSAT 512

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

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
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
6.0376 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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