Intelsat 801

INTELSAT / US

Spacecraft n°:

INTELSAT spacecraft n°: 58

Launch data:

Designation:24742 / 97009A
Launch date01 Mar 1997 - 01:07:42 UT
Launch site Ko, ELA2
Launch vehicle  Ariane-44P (V94)
Mission:Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 35767 x 35802 km
Eccentricity 4,15E-04
Inclination 0.21 deg
Period 1436.1 min

It was damaged during in-orbit testing and has experienced some operational anomalies.

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer Loral Space Systems (Lockheed Martin?)
Platform LM-3000
Operator Intelsat, Ltd
Mass at launch  3447 kg
Dry Mass 2000 kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment 
Solar array 
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  4900 W
Design lifetime  14 yrs - still active

Location:

BeginEndPosition
L: 1 Mar 1997Apr 199747°E
May 1997Dec 199762°E
Dec 1997Jan 199764°E
May 1998 31.5° W

64 C-band, 16 Ku-band; broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks; Atlantic Ocean region.
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