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Intelsat 903

Intelsat 903 (or IS-903[2]) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.

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]

See also

  • 2002 in spaceflight

External links

References

  1. Gunter Krebs. Intelsat 9 (901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907) Gunter's Space Page, retrieved May 19, 2017^
  2. Intelsat 903 (IS-903) SatBeams – Satellite Details, retrieved May 19, 2017^
  3. Jonathan McDowell. Launch Log Jonathan's Space Page, retrieved May 19, 2017^
  4. INTELSAT 903 N2YO, retrieved May 17, 2017^
  5. Chris Peat. Intelsat 903 Heavens Above, retrieved May 19, 2017^
  6. Intelsat 903 NSSDC Master Catalog, retrieved May 19, 2017^