SatBeams - Satellite Details - Intelsat 901 + MEV1 (IS-901, IS-901+MEV-1)

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Satellite Name: Intelsat 901 + MEV1 (IS-901, IS-901+MEV-1) Status: active Position: 27° W (27.5° W) NORAD: 26824 Cospar number: 2001-024A Operator: Intelsat Launch date: 9-Jun-2001 Launch site: Guiana Space Center Launch vehicle: Ariane 44L Launch mass (kg): 4723 Dry mass (kg): 1972 Manufacturer: Maxar Technologies (SSL/MDA) Model (bus): LS-1300 Orbit: GEO Expected lifetime: 25 yrs.	Call sign: S2405 Beacon(s): 3947.5RHCP, 3948.0RHCP, 3950.0V, 3952.0RHCP, 3952.5RHCP, 11198RHCP, 11452RHCP Details: 44 C-band and 12 Ku-band transponders, broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks. Planned for deployment to the 27.5° W.L. orbital location. The was raised to 300 km above the geostationary arc and docked with the MEV-1 (S2990) spacecraft. Intelsat 901 was then be reinserted to 27.5° W.L as a combined vehicle stack (“CVS”) with MEV-1. Charts: list
C-band East Hemi beam (active) C-band North East Zone beam (active) C-band North West Zone beam (active) C-band South East Zone beam (active) C-band South West Zone beam (active) C-band West Hemi beam (active) Ku-band Spot 1 beam (active) Ku-band Spot 2 beam (active)