ArianespaceAriane 44PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
INTELSAT 801
Launched
March 1, 1997
Image: Arianespace
Summary
INTELSAT 801 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 1, 1997. It was Arianespace's 93rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,128th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Ariane 44P flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 801, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,723 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Ariane 44P flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 93rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,128th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 801 · NORAD 24742 · 1997-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 801
- Object ID
- 1997-009A
- Epoch
- 1997-03-01 06:53:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28536701 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7289918
- Inclination
- 7.0361°
- Ascending node
- 352.644°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.303°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.5025°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- -0.0042319
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- INTELSAT 801 · NORAD 24742
Ariane H10-3 V94 · re-entered December 12, 2000
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Intelsat VIII-VIII/A series has been designed to meet the needs of Intelsat users throughout the system for improved C-band coverage and service. These spacecraft will incorporate six-fold C-band frequency reuse, two-fold frequency reuse of expanded C-band capacity, and the highest C-band power level ever for an Intelsat satellite. Consequently, Intelsat VIII will provide significantly more C-band capacity for public switched telephony and Intelsat Business Service, better quality for video services, and encourage new international VSAT applications.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
68th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 2nd this year · 103rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did INTELSAT 801 launch?
INTELSAT 801 launched on March 1, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT 801?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT 801?
Ariane 44P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44P spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT 801 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did INTELSAT 801 reach?
INTELSAT 801, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,723 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did INTELSAT 801 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).