INTELSAT 502

12089
Spacetrack Directory Number
1980-12-06
Orbit launches


Satellite information INTELSAT 502

Spacetrack Directory Name INTELSAT 502
Orbit launches 1980-12-06
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) (ITSO)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Perigee 36125 km
Apogee 36232 km

Additional information INTELSAT 502

INTELSAT 502, 12089 is a payload satellite owned by INTELSAT (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 06 Dec 1980 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3D CENTAUR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite INTELSAT 502 Date of exalting 06.12.1980y.


Update time: 2026-05-01 05:20:30
INTELSAT 502 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1980-12-06