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Entry no.
1984-0486
INTELSAT 509
INTELSAT 509 (NORAD 15034) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 24 October 1984, after 4 months in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
15034
International designator
1984-057A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 Jun 1984Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Oct 1984UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months137 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
28.7°N to 28.7°SFinal inclination 28.7°
Mass
1,092 kg
Operator
Built by
Ford Ae
Bus
FS INTELSAT 5
Programme
Int5
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 28.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.7°N and 28.7°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsINTELSAT 509’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 24 Oct 1984
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1984-057
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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