Satellite description
INTELSAT 701, 22871 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Fri, 22 Oct 1993 UTC via an ARIANE 44LP launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
Satellite metadata
Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
INTEL (US)Manufacturer
SS/Loral
Mission
Non-operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
FS-1300, R-4D-11
Mass
3,650 kg wet, 1,425 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 21.78 m
Radar Cross Section
23.364 m², Large (>1 m²)
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-9.4608°
Longitude
145.01072°
Altitude
36,059.281 km
Speed
3.065 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 46m 20s
Apparent Declination
-13° 24' 53"
Sunlit