Ariane 42L launched the Intelsat 803 communications satellite from Kourou into geostationary transfer orbit, part of Intelsat's global fleet providing telephony, data, and video services.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 3.5 T
- Flight
- 6th
- of 13 Ariane 42L flights
- Date and time
- 23 September 1997, 23:58 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 42L
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1997-053
- Launches in 1997
- 55th of 89
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