Mission type | Communications |
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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 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.