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INTELSAT 801

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1997-009ALaunched 3/1/1997

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Intelsat 801
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44P 44P-3
Launch Date: 3/1/1997
Last Contact: 10/24/2013

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,784.5 km
Inclination: 0.02 deg
Dry Mass: 1,601 kg
Total Mass: 3,420 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: Intelsat
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Constellation

Name: Intelsat legacy GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 4

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1997-009A