Intelsat VA F-10

Intelsat 510, previously named Intelsat VA F-10, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1985, it was the tenth of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat-VA satellite bus. Intelsat VA F-10 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.

Intelsat VA F-10 → Intelsat 510

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Intelsat
COSPAR ID	1985-025A [1]
SATCAT no.	15629
Mission duration	9 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Bus	Intelsat-VA
Manufacturer	Ford Aerospace
Launch mass	2013 kg
Dry mass	1098 kg [2]
Power	1800 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	22 March 1985, 23:55:00 UTC [3]
Rocket	Atlas G (AC-63)
Launch site	CCAFS, LC-36B
Contractor	General Dynamics
End of mission
Disposal	Graveyard orbit
Deactivated	July 1999
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Epoch	22 March 1985
Transponders
Band	26 C-Band 6 Ku-band
Intelsat V ← Intelsat V F-9 Intelsat VA F-11 →

Launch

The satellite was successfully launched into space on 22 March 1985, at 23:55:00 UTC, by means of an Atlas-Centaur G vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States. It had a launch mass of 2013 kg. The Intelsat 510 was equipped with 6 Ku-band transponders more 26 C-band transponders for 15,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.