Intelsat 805 is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1998, it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 55.5 degrees west for around 14 years.
Launch The launch of Intelsat 805 made use of an Atlas II rocket flying from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, United States. The launch took place at 22:48 UTC on June 18, 1998, with the spacecraft entering a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Intelsat 805 subsequently fired its apogee motor to achieve geostationary orbit.
Technical details
C-Band slot chartSlotUplink (GHz)Downlink (GHz)Hemi AHemi BBandwidth (MHz) 7' 6.467 3.442 13'A 23'A 36 6' 6.507 3.442 12'B 22'B 36 5' 6.547 3.482 12'A 22'A 36 4' 6.587 3.562 11'B 21'B 36 3' 6.627 3.602 11'A 21'A 36 '1 5.908 3.683 10'A 20'A 36 1-2 5.970 3.745 11 21 72 3-4 6.050 3.825 12 22 72 5-6 6.130 3.905 13 23 72 7-8 6.220 3.995 14 24 72 9 6.280 4.055 15 25 36 10 6.320 4.095 16 26 36 11 6.360 4.135 17 27 36 12 6.4025 4.1775 18 28 41
Ku-band slot chartSlotUplink (GHz)Downlink (GHz)Spot 1Bandwidth (MHz) 1-2 14.0425 12.5475 361 77 3-4 14.125 12.630 362 72 5-6 14.205 12.701 363 72
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