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INTELSAT 503
Nonoperational
Communications
GEO
Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.
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Launch
Launch date
December 15, 1981 at 11:35 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Intelsat 503
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,213 km
Periapsis
35,817 km
Inclination
11.27°
Orbital period
1447.78 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1981-119A
NORAD catalog №
12994
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Intelsat
Radar cross-section
5.1167 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational