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 UTC
Rocket	Ariane-44P H10-3
Launch site	Kourou ELA-2
Contractor	Arianespace
End of mission
Deactivated	October 2010
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary; Now supersynchronous
Longitude	174° W (original); 55.6° W (current)
Semi-major axis	427,820 kilometres (265,840 mi)
Perigee altitude	362,922 kilometres (225,509 mi)
Apogee altitude	365,299 kilometres (226,986 mi)
Inclination	4.9 degrees
Period	1,467.8 minutes
Epoch	May 5, 2017
Transponders
Band	38 C Band, 6 Ku band
Coverage area	Europe, Africa, Asia
	Intelsat 8 ← Intelsat 801 Intelsat 803 →

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 an 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.

References

^ ^a ^b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "INTELSAT 801". N2YO. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
^ Wade, Mark. "Intelsat". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
^ Krebs, Gunter. "Intelsat-8 (801, 802, 803, 804) / NSS 803 → NSS 5". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved May 5, 2017.

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[launchlog-1] McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved May 5, 2017.

[n2yo-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "INTELSAT 801". N2YO. Retrieved May 5, 2017.

[EA-3] Wade, Mark. "Intelsat". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved July 8, 2022.

[gsp-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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COMSAT Intelsat Americas PanAmSat ITSO STS-49 List of Intelsat satellites
Intelsat I, II, III	Intelsat I Intelsat II F-1 II F-2 II F-3 II F-4 Intelsat III F-1 III F-2 III F-3 III F-4 III F-5 III F-6 III F-7 III F-8
Intelsat IV	Intelsat IV F-1 IV F-2 IV F-3 IV F-4 IV F-5 IV F-6 IV F-7 IV F-8 IVA F-1 IVA F-2 IVA F-3 IVA F-4 IVA F-5 IVA F-6
Intelsat V	Intelsat V F-1 V F-2 V F-3 V F-4 V F-5 V F-6 V F-7 V F-8 V F-9† VA F-10 VA F-11 VA F-12 VA F-13 VA F-14 VA F-15
Intelsat VI	Intelsat 601 602 603 604 605
Intelsat 7-10	Intelsat 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 801 802 803 804 805 806 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 10-02
ex-PanAmSat	Intelsat 1R 2 3R 4 5 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12
Recent Intelsat	Intelsat 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (New Dawn) 29e 30 31 32e 33e 34 35e 36 37e 38 39 40e
Galaxy (Intelsat Americas)	Galaxy 3C 4R 5 9 10R 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 23 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Other	APR-1 APR-2 Horizons-1 Horizons-2 Horizons-3e Intelsat K Marisat-F2 SBS 6

Intelsat 802

Satellite

Launch

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