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Intelsat 805

Communications satellite. Intelsat 805 was launched on June 18, 1998 aboard a Atlas IIAS from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1998-037ANORAD 25371INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT
INTELSAT 805
Common name
Intelsat 805
International designator
1998-037A
NORAD catalog number
25371
GCAT identifier
S25371

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
Int8
Country
INTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder
Lockheed Martin/East Windsor
Platform (bus)
AS7000

Launch

Date
June 18, 1998 · 22:48 UTC
Launch record
1998-037Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,774 km
Apogee
35,801 km
Inclination
0.07°
Status
Renamed
Status date
July 18, 2001
Last known active
Jan 4, 2020
End of operations
Jan 4, 2020

Size

Mass
3,524 kg
Dry mass
1,650 kg
Length
5.2 m
Diameter
2.20 m
Span
10.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14559238 (CC0).