Ariane 44L
SuccessINTELSAT 902 · Arianespace
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Aug 30, 2001, 06:46 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Aug 30, 2001, 06:46 UTC – Thursday, Aug 30, 2001, 06:46 UTC
Provider
Arianespace
Rocket
Launch pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
INTELSAT 902
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Intelsat 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.
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