NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Intelsat 804

Launch Time
Mon Dec 22, 1997 00:16 UTC

Flight V104.

Rocket

Ariane 42L
Image Credit: Arianespace
Arianespace
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 4,538 kN
Payload to GTO: 3,480 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 58.72 m

Mission Details

Intelsat 804

Intelsat 804 was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1997 it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 44 degrees east for around 8 years.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,412.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

ELA-2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Stats

1997

86th orbital launch attempt

Arianespace

93rd mission
11th mission of 1997
88th successful mission
32nd consecutive successful mission

Ariane 4

74th mission
11th mission of 1997
71st successful mission
32nd consecutive successful mission