ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Intelsat 601
Launched
October 29, 1991
Image: ESA
Summary
Intelsat 601 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 29, 1991. It was Arianespace's 46th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,675th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Ariane 44L flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 601, one of 15 catalogued objects, reached a 287 × 35,907 km orbit inclined 7.1°. 15 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Ariane 44L flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 46th launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,675th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 601 · NORAD 21765 · 1991-075 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 15 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 601
- Object ID
- 1991-075A
- Epoch
- 1991-10-31 01:53:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26830854 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7278793
- Inclination
- 7.0674°
- Ascending node
- 199.0357°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.3095°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.9148°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
15 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 13 debris; 7 still in orbit
- INTELSAT 601 · NORAD 21765
Ariane H10 V47 · broke up December 24, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
22nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 7th this year · 56th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Intelsat 601 launch?
Intelsat 601 launched on October 29, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Intelsat 601?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Intelsat 601?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Intelsat 601 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Intelsat 601 reach?
INTELSAT 601, one of 15 catalogued objects, reached a 287 × 35,907 km orbit inclined 7.1°.
How many satellites did Intelsat 601 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).