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INTELSAT 901
Ariane 44L · Communications
2001Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 2
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2