Intelsat 903 (or IS-903
) is a
communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth ...
operated by
Intelsat.
Launch
Intelsat 903 was launched by a
Proton-K
The Proton-K, also designated Proton 8K82K after its GRAU index or SL-12 after its model number, 8K82K, was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 an ...
rocket from
Baikonur Cosmodrome,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
, at 22:27 UTC on March 30, 2002.
Capacity and coverage
The 4.7 tonne (with fuel) spacecraft carries 23
C-band transponders (and several in
Ku-band
The Ku band () is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the microwave range of frequencies from 12 to 18 gigahertz (GHz). The symbol is short for "K-under" (originally german: Kurz-unten), because it is the lower part of the ori ...
) to provide direct-to-home television and internet service to
Europe
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and
North America after parking over 34.5 degrees west longitude.
See also
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2002 in spaceflight
This article outlines notable events occurring in 2002 in spaceflight
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External links
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Intelsat
References
Intelsat satellites
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