INTELSAT 901 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
9 Jun 2001, 6:45am
UTC
Location
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
INTELSAT 901
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
Intelsat 901 (IS-901) was the first of 9 new Intelsat satellites launched in June 2001 at 342°E, providing Ku-band spot beam coverage for Europe and C-band coverage for the Atlantic Ocean region. It is capable of selectable split uplink for SNG, tailored for increased communications demands such as DTH and Internet.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:59pm UTC
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