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INTELSAT 902
Communications
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialAriane 44L
GTOorbit
Intelsat 902 (IS-902) was the second of 9 new Intelsat satellites launched in August 2001 at 62°E. It will provide telecommunications and television broadcast to Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, the Far East and Australia through its 44 C band and 12 Ku band transponders.
Thursday, August 30, 2001 at 6:46 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,491
ASA Mission
#139
Pad Launch
#108
Location Launch
#152
Designator
2001-039
Launch Window
NET
Aug 30, 2001, 6:46 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Ariane 44L Specs
The Ariane 4 was an expendable space launch system, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was manufactured by ArianeGroup and marketed by Arianespace. Since its first flight on 15 June 1988 until the final flight on 15 February 2003, it attained 113 successful launches out of 116 total launches.
Length
58.7 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
484 t
Thrust
5,395 kN
LEO Capacity
10,200 kg
GTO Capacity
4,950 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1989
Fastest Turnaround
18d 21h
Total Launches
40
Successful
39
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
37
Maiden flight: Jun 5, 1989
Arianespace
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Founded
1980
Administrator
CEO: David Cavaillolès
Total Launches
326
Successful
311
Failed
15
Pending
29
Consecutive Success
14
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Aug 30, 2001, 3:46 AM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903