Arianespace
INTELSAT 902
Ariane 44L
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, August 30, 2001 · 06:46 UTC
Mission
/01Intelsat 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.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Ariane 44L
Variant: 44L
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
5.232° N, 52.778° W
108
Pad Launches
152
Location Launches
139
Agency Launches
39
Orbital This Year