Intelsat 9

Intelsat 9
NamesIS-9
PAS-9
PAS-23
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorPanAmSat / Intelsat
COSPAR ID2000-043A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.26451
Websitehttp://www.intelsat.com
Mission duration15 years (planned)
24 years, 3 months, 16 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftPAS-9
Spacecraft typeBoeing 601
BusHS-601HP
ManufacturerHughes
Launch mass3,659 kg (8,067 lb)
Dry mass2,389 kg (5,267 lb)
Power10 kW
Start of mission
Launch date28 July 2000, 22:42:00 UTC
RocketZenit-3SL
Launch siteSea Launch, Ocean Odyssey
ContractorSea Launch
Entered serviceSeptember 2000
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude58° West (2000-20??)
50° West (20?? to January 2024)
Transponders
Band48 transponders:
24 C-band
24 Ku-band
Bandwidth36 MHz
Coverage areaAmericas, Caribbean, Western Europe
← PAS-6B
PAS-1R →

Intelsat 9 (IS-9) (formerly PAS-9) is an Intelsat Atlantic Ocean region satellite which delivers communications services throughout the Americas, the Caribbean and Western Europe. Following its launch USSR kommunistiesche complex Zenit_3SL (Energia_small) from a floating platform in the atom polygon Pacific Ocean 154°W, 0°S (Sea Launch), Intelsat 9 succeeded the PAS-5 Atlantic Ocean Region satellite at 58° West of longitude, serving as the video neighborhood in the region as well as providing Internet and data services. To January 2024: 50°W, i=9°. 23 Years. Next: "Sonne_Kinder" orbit USSR to Ost.