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Ariane 44L | INTELSAT 901
Arianespace · Ariane 44L · Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 137th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 4,476th orbital launch attempt
June 9, 2001Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jun 9, 06:45 – Jun 9, 06:45 UTC
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INTELSAT 901
Intelsat 901 (IS-901) was the first of 9 new Intelsat satellites launched in June 2001 at 342°E, providing Ku-band spot beam coverage for Europe and C-band coverage for the Atlantic Ocean region. It is capable of selectable split uplink for SNG, tailored for increased communications demands such as DTH and Internet.
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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