Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Intelsat 9 (IS-9, PAS-9) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
PanAmSat (Intelsat, Ltd.) |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-58 |
Perigee (km) |
35782 |
Apogee (km) |
35792 |
Eccentricity |
0.00011860426500937 |
Inclination (degrees) |
0.01 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.14 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
3659 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
2,389 (BOL) |
Power (watts) |
9900 |
Date of Launch |
28-07-2000 |
Expected Lifetime |
15 yrs. |
Contractor |
Hughes |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Sea Launch (Odyssey) |
Launch Vehicle |
Zenit 3SL |
COSPAR Number |
2000-043A |
NORAD Number |
26451 |
Comments |
160 voice, video, data, and Internet channels; 24 C-band, 24 Ku-band; Americas, Caribbean, Europe. |