NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Intelsat 803

Launch Time
Tue Sep 23, 1997 23:58 UTC

100th Ariane launch. Flight V100.

Rocket

Ariane 42L
Image Credit: Arianespace
Arianespace
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 4,538 kN
Payload to GTO: 3,480 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 58.72 m

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