2001 · Arianespace
INTELSAT 902
successAriane 44L | INTELSAT 902
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- August 30, 2001 at 06:46 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 2
- Mission
- INTELSAT 902
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit