Spacecraft information: INTELSAT 902

Launch Details
Launched 29 August 2001
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Intelsat
Active satellites
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 26900
COSPAR ID 2001-039A
Alternative names IS-902
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.779°
Eccentricity 0.00046
RA ascending node 4.895 hr
Argument perigee 245.568°
Mean anomaly 270.764°
Orbital period 1436.126 min
Epoch of osculation 03 Feb 2026, 09:45

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35774.8 km
Mean Altitude 35794.3 km
Peak Altitude 35813.8 km

Launched alongside

ARIANE 44L R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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