Intelsat 903

Intelsat 903
Mission type Communications
Operator Intelsat[1][2]
COSPAR ID 2002-016A[1]
SATCAT no. 27403[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 1,972.0 kg (4,347.5 lb)[1]
Power 8.6 kW
Start of mission
Launch date March 30, 2002, 17:25 (2002-03-30UTC17:25Z) UTC[3]
Rocket Proton-K Blok-DM3[2]
Launch site Baikonur 81/23[2]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Longitude 34.5° west[1]
Semi-major axis 42,164.0 kilometres (26,199.5 mi)[4]
Eccentricity 0.0003243[5]
Perigee 35,780.2 kilometres (22,232.8 mi)[4]
Apogee 35,807.6 kilometres (22,249.8 mi)[4]
Inclination 0.0122°[4]
Period 1,436.1 minutes[4]
RAAN 301.1223°[5]
Epoch May 19, 2017[4]
Revolution no. 1241[5]
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)
Intelsat 9

Intelsat 903 (or IS-903[1]) 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.[6]

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.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Intelsat 903 (IS-903)". SatBeams – Satellite Details. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Krebs, Gunter. "Intelsat 9 (901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "INTELSAT 903". N2YO. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Peat, Chris. "Intelsat 903". Heavens Above. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Intelsat 903". NSSDC Master Catalog. Retrieved May 19, 2017.


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