Intelsat 905 | |
Mission Type: | Communications |
Operator: | Intelsat[1] |
Cospar Id: | 2002-027A |
Satcat: | 27438 |
Mission Duration: | 13 years |
Spacecraft Type: | SSL-1300HL |
Manufacturer: | Space Systems/Loral |
Dry Mass: | 1984kg (4,374lb) |
Launch Mass: | 4723kg (10,412lb)[2] |
Launch Date: | UTC[3] |
Launch Rocket: | Ariane 44L H10-3 |
Launch Site: | Kourou ELA-2 |
Launch Contractor: | Arianespace |
Orbit Epoch: | May 23, 2017[4] |
Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
Orbit Regime: | Geostationary |
Orbit Apoapsis: | 35806.5km (22,249.1miles) |
Orbit Periapsis: | 35780.9km (22,233.2miles) |
Orbit Inclination: | 4.6° |
Orbit Period: | 1,436.1 minutes |
Orbit Semimajor: | 42164km (26,199miles) |
Orbit Longitude: | 24.5° west |
Apsis: | gee |
Trans Band: | 76 C band and 22 |
Trans Coverage: | Africa, Middle East |
Trans Eirp: | 31-54 dBW |
Programme: | Intelsat 9 |
Previous Mission: | Intelsat 904 |
Next Mission: | Intelsat 906 |
Intelsat 905 (or IS-905[2]) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.
Intelsat 905 was launched by an Ariane 4 rocket from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, at 06:44 UTC on June 5, 2002.[5]
It will provide voice, video, and internet services to all countries adjoining the Atlantic Ocean through its 72 C band and 22 Ku band transponders after parking over 24.5 degrees west longitude.[5]