| Intelsat 801 | |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | Intelsat |
| Cospar Id: | 1997-009A |
| Satcat: | 24742 |
| Mission Duration: | 16 years |
| Spacecraft Bus: | AS-7000 |
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed Martin |
| Dry Mass: | 1601kg (3,530lb) |
| Launch Mass: | 3245kg (7,154lb) |
| Dimensions: | 2.46× |
| Power: | 6400 W |
| Launch Date: | UTC[1] |
| Launch Rocket: | Ariane-44P H10-3 |
| Launch Site: | Kourou ELA-2 |
| Launch Contractor: | Arianespace |
| Disposal Type: | Decommissioned |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Geostationary |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 35772km (22,228miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 35798km (22,244miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 0.1° |
| Orbit Period: | 1,436.1 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Trans Frequency: | Uplink: 14.00-14.50 GHz Downlink: 10.95-11.2 GHz, 11.7-11.95 GHz, 12.5-12.75 GHz and 11.45-11.70 GHz |
| Trans Coverage: | Europe, Africa, Asia |
| Programme: | Intelsat 8 |
| Previous Mission: | Intelsat 7-F9 (Intelsat VII) |
| Next Mission: | Intelsat 802 |
Intelsat 801 is a geosynchronous communications spacecraft that was launched on March 01, 1997 by an Ariane 44L rocket from Kourou in French Guiana to provide voice and video communications to the member countries in that consortium after parking at 174° E longitude. It carries 38 C Band and 6 Ku Band transponders. It was built for US$76 million, launched for US$86 million and insured for US$27 million.[2] [3]