Intelsat 907

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Intelsat 907
Mission type Communications
Operator Intelsat [1] [2]
COSPAR ID 2003-007A [1]
SATCAT no. 27683 [1]
Mission durationPlanned: 13 years; [1]
Achieved: 17 years
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type SSL 1300HL [1]
Manufacturer Space Systems/Loral [1]
Launch mass4,685.0 kg (10,328.7 lb) [1]
Dry mass1,973.0 kg (4,349.7 lb) [1]
Power watts
Start of mission
Launch dateFebruary 15, 2003, 07:00 (2003-02-15UTC07Z) UTC [3]
Rocket Ariane 44L H10-3 [2]
Launch site Kourou ELA-2 [2]
Contractor Arianespace
End of mission
DisposalGraveyard orbit
Deactivated2 April 2020 [4]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Geostationary
Longitude 27.5° west [1] [5]
Semi-major axis 42,164.0 km (26,199.5 mi) [5]
Perigee altitude 35,775.1 km (22,229.6 mi) [5]
Apogee altitude 35,812.9 km (22,253.1 mi) [5]
Inclination 0.0° [5]
Period 1,436.1 minutes [5]
Epoch May 23, 2017 [5]
Transponders
Band72 C band and 23 Ku band
Bandwidth36 MHz
Coverage areaAfrica, Australia, Europe, India, Russia
EIRP 36-48 dBW (C band) 53 dBW (Ku band)
Intelsat 9
Intelsat 10-02 (Intelsat 10) 
 

Intelsat 907 (or IS-907 [1] ) was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.

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Launch

Intelsat 907 was launched by an Ariane 4 rocket from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, at 06:44 UTC on February 15, 2003. [6]

Capacity and coverage

The 4.7 tonne spacecraft provided data-relay among installations in North America, South America, Western Europe and Africa through its array of C band and Ku band transponders after parking over 27.5 degrees west longitude. It replaced the aging Intelsat 605. [6]

Replacement

On 2 April 2020, the Intelsat 907 was replaced by the Intelsat 901 satellite. Before this, Intelsat 901 had been taken out of operation (having operated for about 18 years in another orbital slot) and moved into graveyard orbit where it docked with Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1), a satellite service craft. MEV-1 then took responsibility of propulsion and attitude control of the satellite pair. The satellites then descended back to geostationary arc, where Intelsat 901 then replaced Intelsat 907's communications responsibilities. Intelsat 901 took over from Intelsat 907 on 2 April 2020. It is expected that the Intelsat 901 will operate for five more years, after which MEV-1 will again raise it to graveyard orbit for decommissioning. [4]

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