Intelsat 902 | |
Mission Type: | Communications |
Operator: | Intelsat |
Cospar Id: | 2001-039A |
Satcat: | 26900 |
Mission Duration: | 13 years |
Spacecraft Bus: | SSL 1300HL |
Manufacturer: | Space Systems/Loral |
Dry Mass: | 1972kg (4,348lb) |
Launch Mass: | 4725kg (10,417lb) |
Power: | 8,6 kW |
Launch Date: | UTC |
Launch Rocket: | Ariane 44L H10-3 |
Launch Site: | Kourou ELA-2 |
Launch Contractor: | Arianespace |
Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
Orbit Regime: | Geostationary |
Orbit Longitude: | 62° E |
Apsis: | gee |
Programme: | Intelsat 9 |
Previous Mission: | Intelsat 901 |
Next Mission: | Intelsat 903 |
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.