Intelsat 901 (IS-901) is the first of nine Intelsat satellites launched in June 2001 at 18° West, 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 Satellite news gathering (SNG), tailored for increased communications demands such as DTH and Internet.
Satellite
Intelsat 901 was launched by an Ariane 4 from the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana on 9 June 2001 at 06:45 UTC.[2][3]
- Increased power – Intelsat 901 is designed to provide up to 5 dB for downlink EIRP, and up to 1.8 dB for G/T over the Intelsat 7 series satellites.
- Increased Capacity – with over 72 C-band, 36 MHz equivalent unit transponders, Intelsat 901 provides a significant increase in capacity over the previous satellite at 18° West.