INTELSAT 501

12474
Spacetrack Directory Number
1981-05-23
Orbit launches
36189.45 km
Average height
11016.47 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information INTELSAT 501

Spacetrack Directory Name INTELSAT 501
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Orbit launches 1981-05-23 (45 years ago)
Days in orbit 16544
Country/organisation of origin International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) (ITSO)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Perigee 36174 km
Apogee 36205 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 10.85°
Laps per day 1
Height INTELSAT 501 36189.45 km

Additional information INTELSAT 501

INTELSAT 501, 12474 is a payload satellite owned by INTELSAT (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 23 May 1981 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 501 Date of exalting 23.05.1981y. Average height of ISS INTELSAT 501 hundred 36189.45 km. Average velocity INTELSAT 501 is 11016.47 km/h. Inclination INTELSAT 501 satellite 10.87°.

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Update time: 2026-09-08 19:40:20
Average height of ISS INTELSAT 501 is: 36189.45km
Average velocity INTELSAT 501 is: 11016.47km/h
Average orbit height INTELSAT 501 is: 10.87°
INTELSAT 501 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1981-05-23
INTELSAT 501 is from 16544 days Days in orbit.