1997-053A
The 803 satellite was swapped to the 42L launch vehicle. The satellite was built by LMT/East Windsor. Its launch mass is 3455 kg, BOL 2079 kg, dry 1601 kg. Bus is 2.5 x 2.2 x 5.2 m with a 10.8m span. Total power is 6400 W. It will be stationed at 26.5W.
In 1998 it became part of the spinoff company New Skies Satellites NV and was renamed NSS-803. It will be moved to the POR to replace NSS-513 in 2002. It was later renamed NSS-5.
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| Intelsat 803 (NSS 5) |
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| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
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| 1997 Sep 23 | 2358 | Launch by Ariane 42L | CSG ELA2 |
| 1997 Sep 24 | 0000 | T+2:36 PAL sep |
| | 0001 | T+3:23 Stage 1 sep |
| | 0002 | T+4:13 Fairing 01 sep |
| | 0003 | T+5:41 Stage 2 sep |
| | 0003 | T+5:50 Stage 3 burn |
| | 0016 | T+18:50 Stage 3 MECO |
| | 0018 | T+20:46 Stage 3 sep | 633.93 291 x 35841 x 7.0 |
| | 0020 | T+22:00 Stage 3 avoidance |
| | 1040? | Stage 3 reenter on peri 1 |
| 1997 Sep 25 | 0235 | | 632.16 248 x 35793 x 7.0 |
| 1997 Sep 25 | 1300? | LAM-1 |
| 1997 Sep 25 | 1308 |
| 647.45 2878 x 33947 x 5.7 |
| 1997 Sep 27 | 1307 | | 1155.03 24408 x 35767 x 0.70 |
| 1997 Sep 28 | 0822 | | 1154.88 24409 x 35760 x 0.70 |
| 1997 Sep 29 | 1300? | LAM-2 |
| 1997 Sep 29 | 0337 | | 1423.12 35281 x 35783 x 0.28 |
| 1997 Oct 7 | 0224 | | 1436.14 35780 x 35794 x 0.1 GEO 27.5W |
| 1997 Dec 18 | | | 1436.17 35773 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 27.6W |
| 1997 Dec 19 | | mv out | GEO 27.5W |
| 1997 Dec 24 | | mv in | GEO 21.5W |
| 1998 Feb 18 | | | 1436.10 35770 x 35802 x 0.0 GEO 21.6W |
| 1998 Nov 14 | | | GEO 21.4W |
| 1998 Nov 30 | | To New Skies |
| 1999 Oct 15 | | | 1436.11 35775 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 21.5W |
| 2002 Jul 19 | | | 1436.09 35772 x 35800 x 0.0 GEO 21.5W |
| 2002 Oct | | Move to 177W |
| 2002 Dec 30 | | | 1436.08 35776 x 35795 x 0.2 GEO 177.0W |
| 2003? | | Renamed NSS-5 |
| 2005 Apr 10 | | | 1436.09 35774 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 177.0W |
| 2006 Jul 31 | | | 1436.09 35774 x 35798 x 0.0 GEO 177.0W |
| 2009 Apr 14 | | move out from 177W |
| 2009 Jun 26 | | move in at 57E |
| 2009 Jul 17 | | | 1436.10 35785 x 35787 x 0.05 GEO 57.0E |