Intelsat V F-7

Intelsat 507, previously named Intelsat V F-7, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1983, it was the seventh of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat-V satellite bus. It was the first satellite of the Intelsat family not to be launched by the United States.

Intelsat V F-7 → Intelsat 507

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Intelsat
COSPAR ID	1983-105A[1]
SATCAT no.	14421[2]
Mission duration	13 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus	Intelsat-V bus
Manufacturer	Ford Aerospace
Launch mass	1,928.2 kilograms (4,251 lb)[3]
BOL mass	1,012 kilograms (2,231 lb)[3]
Start of mission
Launch date	October 19, 1983, 00:45:36 (1983-10-19UTC00:45:36Z) UTC[4]
Rocket	Ariane 1[5]
Launch site	Kourou ELA-1[5]
End of mission
Disposal	Decommissioned
Deactivated	August, 1996 (1996-08-21)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric[2]
Regime	Geostationary[2]
Longitude	149° E (current position)[2]
Semi-major axis	42,325 kilometers (26,300 mi)[2]
Perigee altitude	35,930.6 kilometers (22,326.2 mi)[2]
Apogee altitude	35,978.0 kilometers (22,355.7 mi)[2]
Inclination	15.1 degrees[2]
Period	1,444.3 minutes[2]
Epoch	April 23, 2017[2]
Transponders
Band	21 C-band 4 Ku band
Intelsat V ← Intelsat V F-6 Intelsat V F-8 →

Intelsat V F-67was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network. The satellite was deactivated in August 1996.

The satellite was successfully launched into space on October 19, 1983, at 00:45 UTC, by means of an Ariane 1 vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana. It had a launch mass of 1,928 kg.^[6] The Intelsat 507 was equipped with 4 Ku-band transponders more 21 C-band transponders for 12,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.