Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | Intelsat |
COSPAR ID | 2002-016A |
SATCAT no. | 27403 |
Mission duration | 13 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | SSL-1300HL |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 4,723.0 kg (10,412.4 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,972.0 kg (4,347.5 lb) |
Power | 8.6 kW |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | March 30, 2002, 17:25 (2002-03-30UTC17:25Z) UTC |
Rocket | Proton-K Blok-DM3 |
Launch site | Baikonur 81/23 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 34.5° west |
Semi-major axis | 42,164.0 kilometres (26,199.5 mi) |
Eccentricity | 0.0003243 |
Perigee altitude | 35,780.2 kilometres (22,232.8 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 35,807.6 kilometres (22,249.8 mi) |
Inclination | 0.0122° |
Period | 1,436.1 minutes |
RAAN | 301.1223° |
Epoch | May 19, 2017 |
Revolution no. | 1241 |
Transponders | |
Band | 44 C band and 12 Ku 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) |
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Intelsat 903 (or IS-903) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.
Launch
Intelsat 903 was launched by a Proton-K rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at 22:27 UTC on March 30, 2002.
Capacity and coverage
The 4.7 tonne (with fuel) spacecraft carries 23 C-band transponders (and several in Ku-band) to provide direct-to-home television and internet service to Europe and North America after parking over 34.5 degrees west longitude.
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Intelsat 903 (IS-903)". SatBeams – Satellite Details. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Intelsat 9 (901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ "INTELSAT 903". N2YO. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ Peat, Chris. "Intelsat 903". Heavens Above. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ "Intelsat 903". NSSDC Master Catalog. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
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