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Intelsat 902

Intelsat 902

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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.

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Specifications

  • Propulsion: R-4D-15 HiPAT
  • Power: 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
  • Perigee: 35,781.2 kilometers (22,233.4 mi)
  • Apogee: 35,805.7 kilometers (22,248.6 mi)
  • Semimajor axis: 42,164 kilometers (26,199 mi)
  • Orbital period: 0.02393 hours
  • Orbital inclination: 0.0 degrees[1]
  • Transponders: 44 C band and 12 Ku band[2]
  • Beacons: 3947.5RHCP, 3948.0RHCP, 3950.0V, 3952.0RHCP, 3952.5RHCP, 11198RHCP, 11452RHCP[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Real Time Satellite Tracking. INTELSAT 902. N2yo.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. [2]
    Intelsat 902 (IS-902). SatBeams - Satellite Details. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. [3]
    Dirk Krebs, Gunter. Intelsat-9 (901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907). Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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