Intelsat 802

Intelsat 802
Mission type Communications
Operator Intelsat
COSPAR ID 1997-031A
SATCAT no. 24846
Mission duration 14 years
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type AS-7000
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Launch mass 3,447 kilograms (7,599 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date June 25, 1997, 01:07:42 (1997-06-25UTC01:07:42Z) UTC[1]
Rocket Ariane-44P H10-3
Launch site Kourou ELA-2
Contractor Arianespace
End of mission
Deactivated October 2010 (2010-11)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Now supersynchronous
Longitude 174° W (original)
55.6° W (current)[2]
Semi-major axis 427,820 kilometres (265,840 mi)[2]
Perigee 362,922 kilometres (225,509 mi)[2]
Apogee 365,299 kilometres (226,986 mi)[2]
Inclination 4.9 degrees[2]
Period 1,467.8 minutes[2]
Epoch May 5, 2017[2]
Transponders
Band 38 C Band, 6 Ku band
Coverage area Europe, Africa, Asia
Intelsat 8

Intelsat 802 was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1997 it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 174 degrees west for around fourteen years.

Satellite

The second of six Intelsat VIII satellites to be launched, Intelsat 802 was built by Lockheed Martin. It was a 3,447-kilogram (7,599 lb) spacecraft. The satellite carried a 2xLEROS-1B apogee motor for propulsion and was equipped with 38 C Band transponders and 6 Ku band transponders, powered by 2 solar cells more batteries.[3] It was designed for a fourteen-year service life.[4]

Launch

The launch of Intelsat 802 made use of a Ariane 4 rocket flying from Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana. The launch took place at 01:07 UTC on June 25, 1997, with the spacecraft entering a geosynchronous transfer orbit.[1] Intelsat 802 subsequently fired its apogee motor to achieve geostationary orbit.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "INTELSAT 801". N2YO. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Wade, Mark. "Intelsat". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Intelsat-8 (801, 802, 803, 804) / NSS 803 → NSS 5". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
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