Status
Success
Intelsat 803
Launch Time
Tue Sep 23, 1997 23:58 UTC
Tue Sep 23, 1997 23:58 UTC
100th Ariane launch. Flight V100.
Rocket
Mission Details
Intelsat 803
NSS-5 (Formerly known as Intelsat 803 and NSS-803) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat and later by SES World Skies. Launched in 1997 it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 50.5 degrees east for around 14 years.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,412.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
1997
55th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
90th mission
8th mission of 1997
85th successful mission
29th consecutive successful mission
Ariane 4
71st mission
8th mission of 1997
68th successful mission
29th consecutive successful mission