Intelsat 701

Geostationary communication satellite. Intelsat 701 was launched on October 22, 1993 aboard a Ariane 44LP from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1993-066ANORAD 22871INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 701
Common name: Intelsat 701
Payload designation: INTELSAT VII F1
International designator: 1993-066A
NORAD catalog number: 22871
GCAT identifier: S22871

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: Int7
Owner: INTELSAT
Country: INTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder: SS/Loral
Platform (bus): FS-1300

Launch

Date: October 22, 1993 · 06:46 UTC
Launch record: 1993-066Success
Rocket: Ariane 44LP
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,657 km
Apogee: 35,916 km
Inclination: 0.03°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: May 2017
End of operations: May 19, 2017

Size

Mass: 3,650 kg
Dry mass: 1,425 kg
Length: 4.2 m
Diameter: 2.50 m
Span: 21.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14559256 (CC0).