Status
Success
Intelsat 801
Launch Time
Sat Mar 01, 1997 01:07 UTC
Sat Mar 01, 1997 01:07 UTC
Flight V94.
Rocket
Mission Details
Intelsat 801
Intelsat 801 is a geosynchronous communications spacecraft that was launched on March 01, 1997, by an Ariane 44L rocket from Kourou in French Guiana to provide voice and video communications to the member countries in that consortium after parking at 174° E longitude. It carries 38 C Band and 6 Ku Band transponders. It was built for US$76 million, launched for US$86 million, and insured for US$27 million.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,245.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
1997
10th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
84th mission
2nd mission of 1997
79th successful mission
23rd consecutive successful mission
Ariane 4
65th mission
2nd mission of 1997
62nd successful mission
23rd consecutive successful mission