Intelsat 904

Intelsat 904 (or IS-904^[1]) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.

Intelsat 904

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Intelsat[1][2]
COSPAR ID	2002-007A[1]
SATCAT no.	27380[1]
Mission duration	13 years[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	SSL-1300HL[1]
Manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral[1]
Launch mass	4,680.0 kg (10,317.6 lb)[1]
Dry mass	2,350.0 kg (5,180.9 lb)[1]
Power	8 kW
Start of mission
Launch date	February 23, 2002, 06:59 (2002-02-23UTC06:59Z) UTC[3]
Rocket	Ariane 44L H10-3[2]
Launch site	Kourou ELA-2[2]
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	60° west[1]
Semi-major axis	42,164.0 kilometres (26,199.5 mi)[4]
Eccentricity	0.0002497[5]
Perigee altitude	35,782.7 kilometres (22,234.3 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude	35,803.7 kilometres (22,247.4 mi)[4]
Inclination	0.0474°[5]
Period	1,436.1 minutes[4]
RAAN	105.7301°[5]
Epoch	May 21, 2017[4]
Revolution no.	1853[5]
Transponders
Band	72 C band and 22 Ku band
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage area	Asia, Australia and Europe
EIRP	36 dBW (C Band) 54 dBW (Ku band Europe)
Intelsat 9 ← Intelsat 903 Intelsat 905 →

Launch

Intelsat 904 was launched by an Ariane 4 rocket from Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana, at 06:59 UTC on February 23, 2002.^[6]

Capacity and coverage

The 4,680 kilograms (10,320 lb) satellite will provide television and internet services to Europe, Asia and Australia through its 76 C band and 22 Ku band transponders after parking over 60 degrees east longitude.^[6]

See also

• 2002 in spaceflight

External links

• www.lyngsat.com/Intelsat-904.html. Lyngsat
• www.intelsat.com. Intelsat