Engineering:Intelsat 903
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| 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 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 altitude | 35,780.2 kilometres (22,232.8 mi)[4] |
| Apogee altitude | 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) |
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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
- 2002 in spaceflight
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "Intelsat 903 (IS-903)". SatBeams – Satellite Details. http://www.satbeams.com/satellites?norad=27403.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Krebs, Gunter. "Intelsat 9 (901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907)". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/intelsat-9.htm.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "INTELSAT 903". N2YO. http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=27403.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Peat, Chris. "Intelsat 903". Heavens Above. http://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=27403.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Intelsat 903". NSSDC Master Catalog. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2002-016A.
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