26900 - INTELSAT 902 (IS-902)

INTELSAT 902 is a geosynchronous communications spacecraft that was launched by an Ariane 4 rocket from Kourou at 06:46 UT on 30 August '01. It provides telecommunications and television broadcast to Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, the Far East and Australia through its 44 C- and 12 Ku-band transponders. Parking longitude is unknown.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2001-08-30
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 4
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana