Intelsat 903

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Intelsat 903
Mission type Communications
Operator Intelsat [1] [2]
COSPAR ID 2002-016A [1]
SATCAT no. 27403 [1]
Mission duration13 years [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type SSL-1300HL [1]
Manufacturer Space Systems/Loral [1]
Launch mass4,723.0 kg (10,412.4 lb) [1]
Dry mass1,972.0 kg (4,347.5 lb) [1]
Power8.6 kW
Start of mission
Launch dateMarch 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 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
Band44 C band and 12 Ku band
Bandwidth36 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.

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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]

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