Intelsat 601

INTELSAT / US

Spacecraft n°:

INTELSAT spacecraft n°: 47

Also called: Intelsat-6 1 (Intelsat 6 F-1)

Launch data:

Designation:	21765 / 91075A
Launch date	29 Oct 1991 - 23:08:08 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle	Ariane-44L (V47)
Mission:	Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	35785 x 35787 km
Eccentricity	2.37E-05
Inclination	4 deg
Period	1436.07 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Hughes
Platform
Operator	Intelsat, Ltd
Mass at launch	4200 kg
Dry Mass	2546 kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Equipment	64 C-band & 24 Ku-band
DC power	2500 W
Design lifetime	13 yrs

Location:

Date	Position	Remarks
L: 29 Oct 1991
late 1991	27.5°W
16 Oct 1997	34.5°W
April 2010	47.57°W

End of live:

End of Operation:	Dec 2011
Cause:

64 C-band, 24 Ku-band; Broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks; Indian Ocean region.

Ref: #7, #226 - update: 10.02.12