2001 · Arianespace
INTELSAT 901
successAriane 44L | INTELSAT 901
Intelsat 901 (IS-901) was the first of 9 new Intelsat satellites launched in June 2001 at 342°E, providing Ku-band spot beam coverage for Europe and C-band coverage for the Atlantic Ocean region. It is capable of selectable split uplink for SNG, tailored for increased communications demands such as DTH and Internet.
Overview
- Date / time
- June 9, 2001 at 06:45 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2
- Mission
- INTELSAT 901
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Orbit