| Official name | INTELSAT 508 |
| Alternative name | Intelsat V F-8 |
| Cospar ID | 1984-023A |
| Norad ID | 14786 |
| Launch date | 1984-03-05 |
| Launch site | FRGUI |
| Launch vehicle | Ariane-1 |
| Country/Organization | International |
| Type application | Communication |
| Operator | Intelsat |
| RCS size | LARGE |
| Decay date | ON ORBIT |
| Period (min) | 1480.07 |
| Inclination (deg) | 13.99 |
| Perigee (km) | 36573 |
| Apogee (km) | 36713 |
| Eccentricity | 0.00191032393635892 |
| Mean motion (revs. per day) | 0.972926956157479 |
| Semi-Major axis (km) | 43021.135 |
| Raan (deg) | 340.4022 |
| Arg of perigee (deg) | 248.8824 |
| Shape | Hex Poly + 2 Pan |
| Mass (kg) | 1002.97 |
| Height (m) | 6.4 |
| Width (m) | 2 |
| Depth (m) | 2 |
| Span (m^2) | 15.57 |
| Lifetime | 7 years |
| Contractors | Ford Aerospace |
| Equipment | 21 C-band transponders, 4 Ku-band transponders |
| Propulsion | Star-37F (#1 - #5), Star-37XF (#6 - #9) |
| Configuration | Intelsat-5 bus |
| Power | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTELSAT 502 | 1980-098A | 1980-12-06 | AFETR | Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR | ||
| INTELSAT 501 | 1981-050A | 1981-05-23 | AFETR | Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR | ||
| INTELSAT 503 | 1981-119A | 1981-12-15 | AFETR | Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR | ||
| INTELSAT 504 | 1982-017A | 1982-03-05 | AFETR | Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR | ||
| INTELSAT 505 | 1982-097A | 1982-09-28 | AFETR | Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR | ||
| INTELSAT 506 | 1983-047A | 1983-05-19 | AFETR | Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR | ||
| INTELSAT 507 | 1983-105A | 1983-10-19 | FRGUI | Ariane-1 | ||
| INTELSAT 508 | 1984-023A | 1984-03-05 | FRGUI | Ariane-1 | ||
| INTELSAT 509 | 1984-057A | 1984-06-09 | AFETR | Atlas-G Centaur-D1AR |
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