Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
INTELSAT 805
Launched
June 18, 1998
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
INTELSAT 805 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 18, 1998. It was Lockheed Martin's 36th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,245th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Atlas IIAS flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 805, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 35,836 km orbit inclined 24.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIAS · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 14th Atlas IIAS flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Martin's 36th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,245th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 805 · NORAD 25371 · 1998-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 805
- Object ID
- 1998-037A
- Epoch
- 1998-06-19 00:13:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27871335 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7302378
- Inclination
- 24.0328°
- Ascending node
- 72.6431°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.6336°
- Mean anomaly
- 34.4783°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- -0.20922
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 805 · NORAD 25371
Centaur AC-153 · re-entered October 29, 2009
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
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
52nd launch from Launch Complex 36A, 3rd this year · 549th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
94 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did INTELSAT 805 launch?
INTELSAT 805 launched on June 18, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT 805?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT 805?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT 805 launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did INTELSAT 805 reach?
INTELSAT 805, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 209 × 35,836 km orbit inclined 24.0°.
How many satellites did INTELSAT 805 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).