Intelsat 601

Geostationary communications satellite. Intelsat 601 was launched on October 29, 1991 aboard a Ariane 44L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1991-075ANORAD 21765INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 601
Common name: Intelsat 601
Payload designation: INTELSAT VI F-1
International designator: 1991-075A
NORAD catalog number: 21765
GCAT identifier: S21765

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: Int6
Owner: INTELSAT
Country: INTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-389

Launch

Date: October 29, 1991 · 23:08 UTC
Launch record: 1991-075Success
Rocket: Ariane 44L
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,680 km
Apogee: 35,897 km
Inclination: 0.04°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: August 2006
End of operations: Oct 25, 2011

Size

Mass: 4,260 kg
Dry mass: 1,908 kg
Length: 11.8 m
Diameter: 3.60 m
Span: 11.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6044230 (CC0).