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NORAD ID: 12474 • Int'l Des: 1981-050 • Owner: INTEL • Country: I-INT • operational
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About INTELSAT 501
Group: 3 satellites
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Two-Line Element Set
1 12474U 81050A 26149.56014443 -.00000271 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 12474 11.0008 324.8034 0002561 304.8791 335.9763 0.98854442137483
Epoch: May 29, 2026 •
Age: 10 hours
Current Status
Altitude 36194.4 km
Velocity 3.06 km/s
Sub-Earth Point 10.56°N,
154.44°E
Launch Date May 23, 1981
Age 45 years
Type communications
Technical Details
Classification Payload
Mass 945.00 kg
Dry Mass 775.00 kg
Total Mass 1870.00 kg
Length 6.40 m
Diameter 2.00 m
Span 15.90 m
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Manufacturer FORDA
Bus Type FS INTELSAT 5
Phase Status Renamed
Owner/State INTEL/I-INT
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