Intelsat 801

 1997-009A

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The first Intelsat 8 satellite was launched by Ariane 4 in Mar 1997. It has 2 C-band spot beams, Ku-band, and a satellite newsgathering (SNG) service. Launch mass was 3420 kg, BOL 2044 kg, dry 1601 kg. The Ariane 44P used fairing 01; Intelsat was the only payload. 

Intelsat 801
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1997 Mar 1	0107:42	Launch by Ariane 44P	CSG ELA2
		PAP sep T+1:10
		Stage 1 sep T+3:32
		Fairing 01 sep T+4:40
		Stage 2 sep T+5:43
	0126:27	Stage 3 cutoff T+18:45
	0128:22	H-10-3 sep T+20:43
		T+21:02 sep burn
1997 Mar 1			629.88 210 x 35714 x 6.8
1997 Mar 2	1430?	LAM-1
1997 Mar 2			633.81 414 x 35712 x 6.8
1997 Mar 3	1200?	LAM-2
1997 Mar 3			744.38 6262 x 35396 x 3.4
1997 Mar 5	0100?	LAM-3
1997 Mar 5			1142.89 23947 x 35716 x 0.7
1997 Mar 7	0800?	LAM-4
1997 Mar 9			1429.70 35573 x 35749 x 0.0
1997 Mar 10			1432.54 35685 x 35748 x 0.0 GEO 46.9E
1997 Mar 14			1436.03 35773 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 47.0E
1997 Mar 18		Lost attitude, in spin
		Control recovered
		Testing	GEO 47E
1997 Apr 21		mv out	1435.92 35764 x 35801 x 0.1 GEO 47.9E
1997 May 7 s		In service due	GEO 62E
1997 May 12			1436.02 35776 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 62.0E
1997 Dec 10			1436.11 35771 x 35803 x 0.1 GEO 62.0E
1997 Dec		Move to 64E
1997 Dec 18			1436.10 35773 x 35796 x 0.1 GEO 64.2E
1998 Feb 6			1436.15 35775 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 64.1E
1998 Feb 11		Move out	1441.00 35859 x 35905 x 0.1
1998 Apr 24		Relocate 31W
1998 Apr 29			1436.10 35773 x 35799 x 0.1 GEO 31.4W
1999 Oct 17			1436.11 35762 x 35811 x 0.1 GEO 31.5W
2006 Jul 30			1436.13 35759 x 35814 x 0.1 GEO 31.5W
2010 Mar 1			1436.12 35725 x 35849 x 1.4 GEO 31.4W
2010 Mar 2		mv out
2010 Mar 9		mv in	1436.16 35775 x 35799 x 1.4 GEO 29.5W
2013 Aug 18			1436.12 35771 x 35802 x 4.2 GEO 29.6W