Intelsat V F-8

Intelsat 508, previously named Intelsat V F-8, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1984, it was the eighth of fifteen Intelsat V satellites to be launched. The Intelsat V series was constructed by Ford Aerospace, based on the Intelsat-V satellite bus. Intelsat V F-8 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.

Intelsat V F-7 → Intelsat 507

Mission type	Communication
Operator	Intelsat
COSPAR ID	1984-023A[1]
SATCAT no.	14786[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	March 05, 1984, 00:50:03 (1984-03-05UTC00:50:03Z) 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	180° W (original position) 33° E (current position)[2]
Semi-major axis	43,021 kilometers (26,732 mi)[2]
Perigee altitude	36,580.8 kilometers (22,730.3 mi)[2]
Apogee altitude	36,720.2 kilometers (22,816.9 mi)[2]
Inclination	16.0 degrees[2]
Period	1,480.1 minutes[2]
Epoch	April 23, 2017[2]
Transponders
Band	21 C-band 4 Ku band
Intelsat V ← Intelsat V F-7 Intelsat V F-9 →

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 V F-8 was equipped with 4 Ku-band transponders more 21 C-band transponders for 12,000 audio circuits and 2 TV channels.