Intelsat 902 (IS-902) was the second of 9 new Intelsat satellites launched in August 2001 at 62°E. It will provide telecommunications and television broadcast to Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, the Far East and Australia through its 44 C band and 12 Ku band transponders.
| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Intelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 2001-039A |
| SATCAT no. | 26900 |
| Mission duration | 13 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SSL 1300HL |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch mass | 4,725.0 kilograms (10,416.8 lb) |
| Dry mass | 1,972.0 kilograms (4,347.5 lb) |
| Power | 8,6 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 30 August 2001, 06:46 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 44L H10-3 |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 62° E |
Intelsat 9 | |
Specifications
edit- Propulsion: R-4D-15 HiPAT
- Power: 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
- Perigee: 35,781.2 kilometers (22,233.4 mi)
- Apogee: 35,805.7 kilometers (22,248.6 mi)
- Semimajor axis: 42,164 kilometers (26,199 mi)
- Orbital period: 0.02393 hours
- Orbital inclination: 0.0 degrees[1]
- Transponders: 44 C band and 12 Ku band[2]
- Beacons: 3947.5RHCP, 3948.0RHCP, 3950.0V, 3952.0RHCP, 3952.5RHCP, 11198RHCP, 11452RHCP[3]
References
edit- ^ Real Time Satellite Tracking. INTELSAT 902. N2yo.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Intelsat 902 (IS-902). SatBeams - Satellite Details. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ Dirk Krebs, Gunter. Intelsat-9 (901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907). Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 17 May 2017.