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Intelsat V F-3 → Intelsat 503
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communication
Operator	COMSAT / INTELSAT
COSPAR ID	1981-119A
SATCAT no.	12994
Mission duration	7 years (planned)


Bus	Intelsat V
Manufacturer	Ford Aerospace
Launch mass	1928 kg
Dry mass	1012 kg
Dimensions	1.66 x 2.1 x 1.77 metres
Power	1800 watts


Start of mission
Launch date	15 December 1981, 23:35:00 UTC
Rocket	Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-55)
Launch site	CCAFS, LC-36B
Contractor	General Dynamics


End of mission
Disposal	Graveyard orbit
Deactivated	January 1998


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Geostationary orbit
Longitude	174.0° East (1981-1992) 177.0° West (1992-1995) 157.0° East (1995-1998)
Epoch	15 December 1981


Transponders
Band	21 C-band 4 Ku-band

Intelsat V← Intelsat V F-1 Intelsat V F-4 →

Intelsat V F-3, then named Intelsat 503, was a communications satellite operated by COMSAT. Launched on 15 December 1981, it was the third 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-3 was part of an advanced series of satellites designed to provide greater telecommunications capacity for Intelsat's global network.

Satellite

The satellite was box-shaped, measuring 1.66 by 2.1 by 1.77 metres; solar arrays spanned 15.9 metres tip to tip. The arrays, supplemented by nickel-hydrogen batteries during eclipse, provided 1800 watts of power. The payload housed 21 C-band and 4 Ku-band transponders. It could accommodate 15,000 two-way voice circuits and two TV channels simultaneously. It had a launch mass of 1928 kg. The satellite was deactivated in January 1998.

Launch

The satellite was successfully launched into space on 15 December 1981 at 23:35:00 UTC, by means of an Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR vehicle from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States.

References

"Display: Intelsat 5 F-3 1981-119A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Display: Intelsat 5A F-15 1989-086A". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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COMSAT Intelsat Americas PanAmSat ITSO STS-49 List of Intelsat satellites
Intelsat I, II, III	Intelsat I Intelsat II F-1 II F-2 II F-3 II F-4 Intelsat III F-1 III F-2 III F-3 III F-4 III F-5 III F-6 III F-7 III F-8
Intelsat IV	Intelsat IV F-1 IV F-2 IV F-3 IV F-4 IV F-5 IV F-6 IV F-7 IV F-8 IVA F-1 IVA F-2 IVA F-3 IVA F-4 IVA F-5 IVA F-6
Intelsat V	Intelsat V F-1 V F-2 V F-3 V F-4 V F-5 V F-6 V F-7 V F-8 V F-9† VA F-10 VA F-11 VA F-12 VA F-13 VA F-14 VA F-15
Intelsat VI	Intelsat 601 602 603 604 605
Intelsat 7-10	Intelsat 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 801 802 803 804 805 806 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 10-02
ex-PanAmSat	Intelsat 1R 2 3R 4 5 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12
Recent Intelsat	Intelsat 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (New Dawn) 29e 30 31 32e 33e 34 35e 36 37e 38 39 40e
Galaxy (Intelsat Americas)	Galaxy 3C 4R 5 9 10R 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Other	APR-1 APR-2 Horizons-1 Horizons-2 Horizons-3e Intelsat K Marisat-F2 SBS 6

v t e ← 1980 Orbital launches in 1981 1982 →
Kosmos 1237 Molniya-3 No.25 Kosmos 1238 Kosmos 1239 Kosmos 1240 Kosmos 1241 Musson No.11 Progress 12 Kosmos 1242 Molniya 1-49 Kosmos 1243 Interkosmos 21 Kiku 3 Kosmos 1244 Kosmos 1245 Kosmos 1246 Kosmos 1247 Hinotori Comstar D4 OPS 1166 Kosmos 1248 Kosmos 1249 Kosmos 1250 Kosmos 1251 Kosmos 1252 Kosmos 1253 Kosmos 1254 Kosmos 1255 Kosmos 1256 Kosmos 1257 Soyuz T-4 Kosmos 1258 OPS 7350 Kosmos 1259 Gran' No.18L Kosmos 1260 Soyuz 39 Molniya-3 No.24 Yantar-2K No.979 Kosmos 1261 Kosmos 1262 Kosmos 1263 STS-1 Kosmos 1264 Kosmos 1265 Kosmos 1266 OPS 7225 Kosmos 1267 Kosmos 1268 Kosmos 1269 Soyuz 40 Meteor-2 No.8 Nova-1 Kosmos 1270 Kosmos 1271 Kosmos 1272 Kosmos 1273 GOES 5 Intelsat V F-1 Rohini RS-D1 Kosmos 1274 Kosmos 1275 Molniya-3 No.30 Kosmos 1276 Kosmos 1277 Meteosat 2 APPLE CAT-3 Kosmos 1278 NOAA-7 Molniya 1-50 Ekran No.21L Kosmos 1279 Kosmos 1280 Kosmos 1281 Meteor-Priroda 2-4 Iskra 1 Kosmos 1282 Kosmos 1283 Kosmos 1284 Gran' No.19L DE-1 DE-2 Kosmos 1285 Kosmos 1286 FLTSATCOM 5 Kosmos 1287 Kosmos 1288 Kosmos 1289 Kosmos 1290 Kosmos 1291 Kosmos 1292 Kosmos 1293 Kosmos 1294 Bulgaria 1300 Himawari 2 Kosmos 1295 Kosmos 1296 Kosmos 1297 Kosmos 1298 Kosmos 1299 Kosmos 1300 Kosmos 1301 Kosmos 1302 OPS 3984 Kosmos 1303 Kosmos 1304 Kosmos 1305 Kosmos 1306 Kosmos 1307 Kosmos 1308 Kosmos 1309 Shijian 2 Shijian 2-01 Shijian 2-02 Oreol 3 Kosmos 1310 SBS 2 Kosmos 1311 Kosmos 1312 Kosmos 1313 SME UoSAT-1 Kosmos 1314 Gran' No.20L Kosmos 1315 Kosmos 1316 Molniya-3 No.31 Venera 13 OPS 4029 Kosmos 1317 Kosmos 1318 Venera 14 STS-2 Kosmos 1319 Molniya 1-51 Satcom 3R Bhaskara 2 Kosmos 1320 Kosmos 1321 Kosmos 1322 Kosmos 1323 Kosmos 1324 Kosmos 1325 Kosmos 1326 Kosmos 1327 Kosmos 1328 Kosmos 1329 Intelsat V F-3 RS-3 RS-4 RS-5 RS-6 RS-7 RS-8 Navstar 7 Kosmos 1330 MARECS-1 CAT-4 Molniya-1 No.55
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