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INTELSAT 902 (IS-902)

OperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
August 30, 2001 at 06:46 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44L →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
INTELSAT 902
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,806 km
Periapsis
35,768 km
Inclination
6.11°
Orbital period
1436.1 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Intelsat S.A.
Manufacturer
Space Systems/Loral
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
4,723 kg
Dry mass
1,972 kg
Power
8,500 W
Design lifetime
13 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2001-039A
NORAD catalog №
26900
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
14.1589 m²
Status
Operational