Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
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.
Details
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Thu, Aug 30, 2001, 06:46
Weather
Pro