United States Air Force
Intelsat 501
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
SUCCESS
Success
Saturday, May 23, 1981 · 22:42 UTC
Mission
/01Geostationary communications satellite
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Variant: SLV-3D Centaur
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.471° N, 80.542° W
27
Pad Launches
373
Location Launches
770
Agency Launches
52
Orbital This Year