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Intelsat 605
Decomissioned geostationary communications satellite. Intelsat 605 was launched on August 14, 1991 aboard a Ariane 44L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).
COSPAR 1991-055ANORAD 21653INTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- INTELSAT 605
- Common name
- Intelsat 605
- Payload designation
- INTELSAT VI F-5
- International designator
- 1991-055A
- NORAD catalog number
- 21653
- GCAT identifier
- S21653
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
- August 14, 1991 · 23:15 UTC
- Launch record
- 1991-055Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,756 km
- Apogee
- 35,818 km
- Inclination
- 0.03°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- July 18, 2001
- Last known active
- January 2009
- End of operations
- Jan 23, 2009
Size
- Mass
- 4,296 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 Q6044242 (CC0).