\<COLOUR 1> SIZE: \<COLOUR 0> Box-shaped, 6.6 metres high with antennas; solar array span 15.7 metres
\<COLOUR 1> WEIGHT: \<COLOUR 0> 1.9 tonnes
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> International
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> The first of a series of 14 Intelsat V satellites, each with a capacity for 12,000 two-way telephone calls and two TV channels; some later launches are by Ariane rockets from the Kourou Space Centre, French Guiana; some carry maritime communications equipment.