Intelsat 801
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Intelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 1997-009A |
| SATCAT no. | 24742 |
| Mission duration | 16 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | AS-7000 |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| Launch mass | 3,245 kilograms (7,154 lb)[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | March 1, 1997, 01:07:42 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Ariane-44P H10-3 |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned |
| Deactivated | October 2013 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Perigee | 35,772 kilometers (22,228 mi) |
| Apogee | 35,798 kilometers (22,244 mi) |
| Inclination | 0.1° |
| Period | 1,436.1 minutes |
| Epoch | March 1, 1997 |
| Transponders | |
| Coverage area | Europe, Africa, Asia |
Intelsat 801 is a geosynchronous communications spacecraft that was launched on March 01, 1997 by an Ariane 44L rocket from Kourou in French Guiana to provide voice and video communications to the member countries in that consortium after parking at 174° E longitude. It carries 38 C Band and 6 Ku Band transponders. It was built for US$76 million, launched for US$86 million and insured for US$27 million.[2][3]
See also
References
- 1 2 Gunter, Krebs. "Intelsat-8 (801, 802, 803, 804) / NSS 803 → NSS 5". Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ↑ NASA, GSFC. "Intelsat 801". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ↑ TBS. "Intelsat 801". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
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