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Intelsat 10-02

Intelsat 10-02 (or IS 10-02, Intelsat 1002, IS-1002, Intelsat Alpha-2, Intelsat X-02 and Thor 10-02[1]) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.[4] Intelsat 10-02 is the first operational communications satellite to have its service life extended by Mission Extension Vehicle-2, while still in service, in 2021.

Launch

Intelsat 10-02 was launched by a Proton-M launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at 22:27:00 UTC on 16 June 2004.[5]

Capacity and coverage

The 5576 kg satellite provides digital broadcasting, telephone, and broadband internet access to users in Europe, South America, Africa and the Middle East through its 36 Ku-band, and 70 C-band transponders after parking over 1° West longitude.[5]

Thor 10-02

Telenor uses half of the Ku-band capacity of the satellite, which is marketed as Thor 10-02.[4]

Docking to MEV-2

On 12 April 2021, Northrop Grumman's MEV-2 satellite successfully rendezvoused and docked to Intelsat 10-02. MEV-2 will extend IS 10-02's service life by returning it to a proper geosynchronous orbit.[6][7][8] The maneuver was completed at 17:34 UTC, marking the first time a satellite servicer has docked with an in-service commercial satellite in geosynchronous orbit (GEO). The two spacecraft will stay locked together for five years to extend the life of IS 10-02, which was running low on fuel after being in orbit since 2004.[9]

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References

  1. Intelsat 10-02 SatBeams, retrieved May 17, 2017^
  2. Launch Log Jonathan's Space Page, 14 March 2021, retrieved 13 April 2021^
  3. INTELSAT 1002 N2YO.com, retrieved 13 April 2021^
  4. Intelsat 10-02 Gunter's Space Page, 13 December 2019, retrieved 13 April 2021^
  5. Display: Intelsat 10-02 2004-022A NASA, 5 April 2021, retrieved 13 April 2021^
  6. Michael Sheetz. Northrop Grumman robotic MEV-2 spacecraft, in a first, catches active Intelsat satellite CNBC, 12 April 2021, retrieved 13 April 2021^
  7. Intelsat-901 satellite, with MEV-1 servicer attached, resumes service SpaceNews, 2020-04-17, retrieved 2020-05-20^
  8. Intelsat 901 Satellite Returns to Service Using Northrop Grumman's Mission Extension Vehicle Northrop Grumman, retrieved 2020-05-20^
  9. MEV-2 servicer successfully docks to live Intelsat satellite SpaceNews, 12 April 2021, retrieved 13 April 2021^