| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | Intelsat[1][2] |
| COSPAR ID | 2002-016A[1] |
| SATCATno. | 27403[1] |
| Mission duration | 13 years[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | SSL-1300HL[1] |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral[1] |
| Launch mass | 4,723.0 kg (10,412.4 lb)[1] |
| Dry mass | 1,972.0 kg (4,347.5 lb)[1] |
| Power | 8.6kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | March 30, 2002, 17:25 (2002-03-30UTC17:25Z) UTC[3] |
| Rocket | Proton-K Blok-DM3[2] |
| Launch site | Baikonur81/23[2] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 34.5° west[1] |
| Semi-major axis | 42,164.0 kilometres (26,199.5 mi)[4] |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003243[5] |
| Perigee altitude | 35,780.2 kilometres (22,232.8 mi)[4] |
| Apogee altitude | 35,807.6 kilometres (22,249.8 mi)[4] |
| Inclination | 0.0122°[4] |
| Period | 1,436.1 minutes[4] |
| RAAN | 301.1223°[5] |
| Epoch | May 19, 2017[4] |
| Revolutionno. | 1241[5] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 44 C band and 12Ku band |
| Bandwidth | 36 MHz and 72 MHz |
| Coverage area | Africa,America,Europe,Middle East |
| EIRP | 36 dBW (C Band) 53 dBW (Ku band Europe) and 52 dBW (Ku band America) |
Intelsat 9 | |
Intelsat 903 (orIS-903[1]) is acommunications satellite operated byIntelsat.
Intelsat 903 was launched by aProton-K rocket fromBaikonur Cosmodrome,Kazakhstan, at 22:27 UTC on March 30, 2002.[6]
The 4.7 tonne (with fuel) spacecraft carries 23C-band transponders (and several inKu-band) to provide direct-to-home television and internet service toEurope andNorth America after parking over 34.5 degrees west longitude.[6]
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