27403 - INTELSAT 903 (IS-903)

Intelsat 903 is a geosynchronous communications spacecraft of the Intelsat consortium that was launched by a Proton-K rocket (with a DM-3 booster) from Baikonur at 17:25 UT on 30 March 2002. 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 W longitude.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2002-03-30
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan