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]

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]
Dry mass	1,601 kilograms (3,530 lb)
Dimensions	2.46 m × 2.16 m × 3.15 m (8.1 ft × 7.1 ft × 10.3 ft)
Power	6400 W
Start of mission
Launch date	March 1, 1997, 01:07:42 (1997-03-01UTC01:07:42) UTC[1]
Rocket	Ariane-44P H10-3
Launch site	Kourou ELA-2
Contractor	Arianespace
End of mission
Disposal	Decommissioned
Deactivated	October 2013 (2013-11)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary now graveyard orbit
Longitude	47° W (first position) 31.5° W (current position)
Perigee altitude	35,772 kilometers (22,228 mi)
Apogee altitude	35,798 kilometers (22,244 mi)
Inclination	0.1°
Period	1,436.1 minutes
Epoch	March 1, 1997 (1997-03)
Transponders
Frequency	Uplink: 14.00-14.50 GHz Downlink: 10.95-11.2 GHz, 11.7-11.95 GHz, 12.5-12.75 GHz and 11.45-11.70 GHz
Coverage area	Europe, Africa, Asia
Intelsat 8 ← Intelsat 7-F9 (Intelsat VII) Intelsat 802 →

Specifications

• Stabilization: 3-axis
• Propulsion: 2 × LEROS-1B
• Transponders: 28 C band / 6 K_u band
• Power: C band 7-38 W / K_u band 43 W
• EIRP: 52.6-44.0 dBW (spot 1) / 51.6-44.0 dBW (spot 2)
• Bandwidth: C band 36 and 72 MHz / K_u band 72 MHz and 112 MHz

See also

• Graveyard orbit

References

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