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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
Launch vehicle
Ariane 44L →
Launch provider
Arianespace →

Payloads deployed · 1

INTELSAT 902 (IS-902)
GEO