Saturday, December 22, 2007

Intelsat 804

 1997-083A


Intelsat 804 was launched to the IOR position, covering Asia, Europe and Africa. Mass is 3455 kg launch, 2079 kg BOL, 1601 kg dry. The bus is 2.5 x 2.2 x 5.2 m with 10.8m solar panel span. Location was be 64 E (IOR); it was moved to the Pacific 176E location in 2002 and then to the 174E location (replacing I-802) in 2004. 


Intelsat 804 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1997 Dec 22  0017  Launch by Ariane 42L (V104) 
 0019  T+02:36 PAL sep 
 0020  T+03:23 St 1 sep 
 0021  T+04:13 Fairing sep 
 0022  T+05:41 St 2 sep 
 0022  T+05:50 St 3 burn 
 0035  T+18:51 St 3 cutoff 
 0037  T+20:46 St 3 sep
 0040  T+23:41 St 3 depletion
1997 Dec 22    631.81 363 x 35760 x 7.0 
1997 Dec 23??  LAM-1  
1997 Dec 25??  LAM-2
1997 Dec 29    1436.11 35767 x 35805 x 0.1 GEO 47.0E 
1998 Jan 21    1435.93 35776 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 47.0E 
1998 Jan 25   mv out 
1998 Feb 3   mv in  1436.11 35774 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 64.1E 
1999 Oct 17    1436.07 35767 x 35804 x 0.0 GEO 64.1E 
2002 Oct 19    1436.07 35771 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 64.1E 
2002 Oct   Move to Pacific  
2002 Dec 4    1436.08 35772 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 176.0E 
2004 Aug 3   mv out 1436.10 35768 x 35804 x 0.1 GEO 176.0E 
2004 Aug 27    1436.09 35771 x 35801 x 0.0 GEO 174.0E

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