Ariane 44L | INTELSAT 901

Name: Ariane 44L | INTELSAT 901
Start: 2001-06-09T06:45:00Z
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: June 9, 2001 at 06:45 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Ariane 44L
Operator: Arianespace
Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission type: Communications