ArianespaceAriane 44PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
INTELSAT 802
Launched
June 25, 1997
Image: Arianespace
Summary
INTELSAT 802 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on June 25, 1997. It was Arianespace's 96th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,151st orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Ariane 44P flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 802, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 223 × 35,770 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
- 8th Ariane 44P flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 96th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,151st orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 802 · NORAD 24846 · 1997-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 802
- Object ID
- 1997-031A
- Epoch
- 1997-06-25 19:02:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28235493 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7294032
- Inclination
- 6.9753°
- Ascending node
- 87.2778°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7674°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.3532°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
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 802 · NORAD 24846
Ariane H10-3 V96 · re-entered March 3, 2003
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
71st launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 5th this year · 106th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did INTELSAT 802 launch?
INTELSAT 802 launched on June 25, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT 802?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT 802?
Ariane 44P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44P spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT 802 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did INTELSAT 802 reach?
INTELSAT 802, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 223 × 35,770 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did INTELSAT 802 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).