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Ariane 44L | Intelsat 601

Name: Ariane 44L | Intelsat 601
Start: 1991-10-29T23:08:08.000Z
End: 1991-10-29T23:08:08.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 2

Arianespace • Ariane 44L • Ariane Launch Area 2 (NA)

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Intelsat 601

Arianespace • Ariane 44L • LA-2

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Geostationary communications satellite

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Ariane 44L

Photo credit: ESA•License: ESA Standard Licence•Single-use

Variant: 44L

Length: 58.7 m

Diameter: 3.8 m

Reusable: No

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Provider

Arianespace

Vehicle

Ariane 44L

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 2 (LA-2)

State

NET

1991-10-29T23:08:08+00:00

Window start

1991-10-29T23:08:08+00:00

Window end

1991-10-29T23:08:08+00:00

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit

Mission type

Communications

Launch site

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Reusable

LEO capacity (kg)

10200

GTO capacity (kg)

4950

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Ariane Launch Area 2

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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana5.23200, -52.77819Provider map

Intelsat 601

Geostationary communications satellite

Rocket

Ariane 44L

Manufacturer: Aérospatiale

The Ariane 4 was an expendable space launch system, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was manufactured by ArianeGroup and marketed by Arianespace. Since its first flight on 15 June 1988 until the final flight on 15 February 2003, it attained 113 successful launches out of 116 total launches.

Maiden flight

1989-06-05

Launch mass (t)

484

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Service provider

Arianespace

Provider news

Commercial • FRA

Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.

Objects from this launch

15 objects

SATCAT inventory for 1991-075

Last checked: 2026-03-15T18:11:00.593+00:00

Last success: 2026-03-15T18:11:00.593+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-03-15T18:11:00.593+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-03-15T18:11:00.593+00:00

Snapshot hash: 7b9c4749978661f7fd98e01b35cd9d26a6624d8f1079f56cc2486d8a0ad3d000

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 1Delta: +1RB: 1DEB: 13UNK: 0

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SATCAT payload objects

INTELSAT 601 (IS-601)
1991-075ANORAD 21765PAYIntelsat (ITSO)Ops: -
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1445.95 minRCS: 11.924 m²
Inc: 13.3°
35963 km → 35996 km

SATCAT non-payload objects

ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075CNORAD 27667DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 90.34 minRCS: 16.496 m²
Inc: 7.2°
121 km → 462 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075DNORAD 27668DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 99.17 minRCS: 0.531 m²
Inc: 7.1°
184 km → 1254 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075ENORAD 27669DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 271.91 minRCS: 0.743 m²
Inc: 7.9°
246 km → 14804 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075FNORAD 27670DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 103.97 minRCS: 0.404 m²
Inc: 6.6°
141 km → 1751 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075GNORAD 27671DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 97.57 minRCS: 1.071 m²
Inc: 7.0°
215 km → 1070 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075HNORAD 27672DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 125.68 minRCS: 0.356 m²
Inc: 7.8°
163 km → 3703 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075JNORAD 27673DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 498.02 minRCS: 0.289 m²
Inc: 6.8°
582 km → 28287 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075KNORAD 27674DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 99.17 minRCS: 0.485 m²
Inc: 7.4°
124 km → 1313 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075LNORAD 28041DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 505.18 minRCS: 0.911 m²
Inc: 7.3°
783 km → 28484 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075MNORAD 28575DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 509.08 minRCS: 1.760 m²
Inc: 6.2°
797 km → 28686 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075NNORAD 28576DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 507.20 minRCS: 2.626 m²
Inc: 6.9°
787 km → 28592 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075PNORAD 32998DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 499.15 minRCS: 0.155 m²
Inc: 5.3°
625 km → 28306 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075QNORAD 48419DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 428.51 min
Inc: 7.1°
466 km → 24433 km
ARIANE 44L R/B
1991-075BNORAD 21766RBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 91.09 minRCS: 14.340 m²
Inc: 7.2°
130 km → 527 km

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Provider legacy

Arianespace

Lifetime launches

7 in 2026

Arianespace has 46 launches on record, with 7 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Ariane 44L

Successful missions

0 in 2026

Ariane 44L has 39 successful missions on record, with 0 in 2026.

Pad history

Ariane Launch Area 2

Pad launches

7 in 2026

Ariane Launch Area 2 has 22 launches from this pad on record, with 7 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

98% all time

2026: no completed missions yet

Pad turnaround

32d 23h

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Objects from this launch

15 objects

SATCAT inventory for 1991-075

Last checked: 2026-03-15T18:11:00.593+00:00

Last success: 2026-03-15T18:11:00.593+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-03-15T18:11:00.593+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-03-15T18:11:00.593+00:00

Snapshot hash: 7b9c4749978661f7fd98e01b35cd9d26a6624d8f1079f56cc2486d8a0ad3d000

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 1Delta: +1RB: 1DEB: 13UNK: 0

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SATCAT payload objects

INTELSAT 601 (IS-601)
1991-075ANORAD 21765PAYIntelsat (ITSO)Ops: -
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1445.95 minRCS: 11.924 m²
Inc: 13.3°
35963 km → 35996 km

SATCAT non-payload objects

ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075CNORAD 27667DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 90.34 minRCS: 16.496 m²
Inc: 7.2°
121 km → 462 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075DNORAD 27668DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 99.17 minRCS: 0.531 m²
Inc: 7.1°
184 km → 1254 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075ENORAD 27669DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 271.91 minRCS: 0.743 m²
Inc: 7.9°
246 km → 14804 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075FNORAD 27670DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 103.97 minRCS: 0.404 m²
Inc: 6.6°
141 km → 1751 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075GNORAD 27671DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 97.57 minRCS: 1.071 m²
Inc: 7.0°
215 km → 1070 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075HNORAD 27672DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 125.68 minRCS: 0.356 m²
Inc: 7.8°
163 km → 3703 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075JNORAD 27673DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 498.02 minRCS: 0.289 m²
Inc: 6.8°
582 km → 28287 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075KNORAD 27674DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 99.17 minRCS: 0.485 m²
Inc: 7.4°
124 km → 1313 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075LNORAD 28041DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 505.18 minRCS: 0.911 m²
Inc: 7.3°
783 km → 28484 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075MNORAD 28575DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 509.08 minRCS: 1.760 m²
Inc: 6.2°
797 km → 28686 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075NNORAD 28576DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 507.20 minRCS: 2.626 m²
Inc: 6.9°
787 km → 28592 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075PNORAD 32998DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 499.15 minRCS: 0.155 m²
Inc: 5.3°
625 km → 28306 km
ARIANE 44L DEB
1991-075QNORAD 48419DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 428.51 min
Inc: 7.1°
466 km → 24433 km
ARIANE 44L R/B
1991-075BNORAD 21766RBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 91.09 minRCS: 14.340 m²
Inc: 7.2°
130 km → 527 km