Intelsat 801

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.