Intelsat 804

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Intelsat 804
Mission type Communications
Operator Intelsat
COSPAR ID 1997-083A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 25110
Mission duration14 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type AS-7000
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Launch mass3,412 kilograms (7,522 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateDecember 22, 1997, 00:16 (1997-12-22UTC00:16Z) UTC [1]
Rocket Ariane-42L H10-3
Launch site Kourou ELA-2
Contractor Arianespace
End of mission
DeactivatedJanuary 14, 2005, 22:32 (2005-01-14UTC22:33) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Now supersynchronous
Longitude44° E
Semi-major axis 42,169.0 kilometres (26,202.6 mi) [2]
Perigee altitude 35,776.2 kilometres (22,230.3 mi) [2]
Apogee altitude 35,820.4 kilometres (22,257.8 mi) [2]
Inclination 9.7 degrees [2]
Period 1,436.3 minutes [2]
Epoch May 5, 2017 [2]
Transponders
Band38 C Band, 6 Ku band
Coverage area Indian Ocean
Intelsat 8

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.

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Satellite

The fourth of six Intelsat VIII satellites to be launched, Intelsat 804 was built by Lockheed Martin. It was a 3,412-kilogram (7,522 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 804 made use of an Ariane 4 rocket flying from Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana. The launch took place at 00:116 UTC on December 22, 1997, with the spacecraft entering a geosynchronous transfer orbit. [1] The satellite subsequently fired its apogee motor to achieve geostationary orbit.

Failure

On 14 January 2005 at 22:32 UTC, there was a failure of the power system. [5]

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 "INTELSAT 804". N2YO. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ Wade, Mark. "Intelsat 8". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Intelsat-8 (801, 802, 803, 804) / NSS 803 → NSS 5". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ TSE-Intelsat 804. Retrieved 2017-5-05.


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