ArianespaceAriane 42LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
INTELSAT 803
Launched
September 23, 1997
Image: Arianespace
Summary
INTELSAT 803 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 23, 1997. It was Arianespace's 99th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,173rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Ariane 42L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). It reached a 299 × 35,849 km orbit inclined 7.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Ariane 42L flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 99th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,173rd orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 803 · NORAD 24957 · 1997-053 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 803
- Object ID
- 1997-053A
- Epoch
- 1997-09-23 19:03:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27156207 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7271427
- Inclination
- 6.9852°
- Ascending node
- 177.7254°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.2461°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.3704°
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload
- INTELSAT 803 · NORAD 24957
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
74th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 8th this year · 109th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did INTELSAT 803 launch?
INTELSAT 803 launched on September 23, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT 803?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT 803?
Ariane 42L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42L spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT 803 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did INTELSAT 803 reach?
It reached a 299 × 35,849 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did INTELSAT 803 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).