Comparison of the Intelsat 800 satellites.
The main satellite comparison index
| Satellite: | 801 | 802 | 803 | 804 | 805 |
| . | note 1 | note 2 | note 3 | note 4 | . |
| Launch | 1 / 3 / 1997 | 25 / 6 / 1997 | 23 / 9 / 1997 | 22 / 12 / 1997 | 18 / 6 / 1998 |
| Launch Location | Kourou | Kourou | Kourou | Kourou | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Mass (kg) | 3400 | 3400 | 3400 | 3400 | 3520 |
| Expected Lifetime (years) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Power Consumption (watts) | 6400 | 6400 | 6400 | 6400 | ? |
| Transponder Capacity at launch | 6
Ku-band 38 C-band |
6
Ku-band 38 C-band |
6
Ku-band 38 C-band |
6
Ku-band 38 C-band |
? |
| TWTA Output (watts) Ku band | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | ? |
| Transponder Bandwidth (MHz) | 72 / 112 | 72 / 112 | 72 / 112 | 72 / 112 | ? |
| Channels (MHz) | 10950-11200 11700-11950 12500-12750 |
10950-11200 11700-11950 12500-12750 |
10950-11200 11700-11950 12500-12750 |
10950-11200 11700-11950 12500-12750 |
? |
| Current Location | 31.5°W | 33°E | 177°W | 174°E | 55.5°W |
| Possible Decommission Date |
2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 15
/ 1 / 2005 note 5 |
2008 |
| Manufacturer / Spacecraft type | Lockheed Martin Astro Space GE-7000 | Lockheed Martin Astro Space GE-7000 | Lockheed Martin Astro Space GE-7000 | Lockheed Martin Astro Space GE-7000 | Lockheed Martin Astro Space GE-7000 |
| Stabilisation type | 3-axis | 3-axis | 3-axis | 3-axis | 3-axis |
| Satellite: | 806 | . | . | .. | ... |
| . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Launch | 28 / 2 /1998 | . | . | . | . |
| Launch Location | Cape Canaveral | . | . | . | . |
| Launch Mass (kg) | 3520 | . | . | . | . |
| Expected Lifetime (years) | 10 | . | . | . | . |
| Power Consumption (watts) | ? | . | . | . | . |
| Transponder Capacity at launch | ? | . | . | . | . |
| TWTA Output (watts) Ku band | ? | . | . | . | . |
| Transponder Bandwidth (MHz) | ? | . | . | . | . |
| Channels (MHz) | ? | . | . | . | . |
| Current Location | 40.5°W | . | . | . | . |
| Possible Decommission Date |
2008 | . | . | . | . |
| Manufacturer / Spacecraft type | Lockheed Martin Astro Space GE-7000 | . | . | . | . |
| Stabilisation type | 3-axis | . | . | . | . |
Note
1 operated at 47E March- April 1997, moved to 62E until December 1997, then operated at 64E until January 1998. Finally moved to 31.5W May 1998.
2 tested at 166E June-July 1997, then moved to 174E August 1997 until August 2004. Moved to 33E by October 2004. I-802 sufferered an outage on 22 / 9 / 2006
3 tested at 27.5W September - December 1997. Operated at 21.5W January 1998 - August 2002. Moved to 19.8W until September 2002. Moved to 177W December 2002
4 tested at 44E December 1997 - January 1998. Moved to 64.2E February 1998 - October 2002. Relocated to 176E November 2002 - July 2004. Finally moved to 174E August 2004.
5 Suffered complete power system breakdown 2232UTC on 15th January 2005 :-(
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