26451 - INTELSAT 9 (IS-9)

INTELSAT 9 is a Sea Launch consortium's geosynchronous communications spacecraft that was launched by a Zenith-3SL rocket from a floating platform in the equatorial Pacific Ocean near Christmas Island at 22:42 UT. The 2,389 kg spacecraft carries 24 Ku-band and 24 C-band transponders to provide over 160 voice, video, data, and internet channels to North America, the Caribbean, and Europe and is parked over 58 degrees W longitude.

Alternate Names

PAS 9
PanAmSat 9

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2000-07-28
Launch Vehicle: Zenit 3SL
Launch Site: Odyssey (Sea Launch Platform), null
Mass: 2389.0 kg