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INTELSAT 801 (IS-801)
Nonoperational
Communications
GEO
Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.
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Launch
Launch date
March 1, 1997 at 01:07 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44P →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
INTELSAT 801
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,271 km
Periapsis
36,174 km
Inclination
12.23°
Orbital period
1458.43 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1997-009A
NORAD catalog №
24742
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Intelsat
Radar cross-section
2 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational