Intelsat 901

Also called IS-901, S2405

General

Designation	26824 / 01024A
Launch date	9 Jun 2001
Country of origin	International
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Ariane V141

Contract for the construction of the 2 first satellites is worth $600 million, launch cost: $109 million.
On track to reach 20 years lifetime. Licence extended till Feb 2025.

Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 9 Jun 2001		67.5°W
Sep 2001	Oct 2001	53°W
Nov 2001	Mar 2018	18°W
Apr 2018	Nov 2019	29.5°W, inclined
Dec 2019	Mar 2020	36100 km orbit to dock with MEV
Apr 2020		27.5°W, not-inclined

The satellite raised orbit by 300 km, then docked with MEV 1 and then redeployed at 27.5°W in a premiere use of a satellite extender. This should extend the lifetime by 5 years.
MEV 1 successfully docked with Intelsat 901 on 25 Feb 2020 at 0715 UTC.
Resumed operations on 2 Apr 2020.
Licence should be extended till Feb 2025.

Intelsat 901

General

Location

External resources

Technical data

EIRP coverage at 18°W (dBW)