Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
SuccessIntelsat 501 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, May 23, 1981, 22:42 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, May 23, 1981, 22:42 UTC – Saturday, May 23, 1981, 22:42 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Intelsat 501
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Geostationary communications satellite
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