Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Intelsat[1][2] |
COSPAR ID | 2002-041A[1] |
SATCAT no. | 27513[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 | 1,955.0 kg (4,310.0 lb)[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | September 6, 2002, 06:44[3] | UTC
Rocket | Ariane 44L H10-3[2] |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-2[2] |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 64° east[1][4] |
Semi-major axis | 42,164.0 kilometres (26,199.5 mi)[4] |
Perigee altitude | 35,783.7 kilometres (22,235.0 mi)[4] |
Apogee altitude | 35,804.2 kilometres (22,247.7 mi)[4] |
Inclination | 0.0°[4] |
Period | 1,436.1 minutes[4] |
Epoch | May 23, 2017[4] |
Transponders | |
Band | 72 C band and 22 Ku band |
Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
Coverage area | Africa, Australia, Europe, India, Russia |
EIRP | 36-44 dBW (C band) 53 dBW (Ku band) |
Intelsat 9 |
Intelsat 906 (or IS-906[1]) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.