Intelsat 10-02 (orIS 10-02, Intelsat 1002, IS-1002, Intelsat Alpha-2, Intelsat X-02 and Thor 10-02 [1]) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.[4] Intelsat 10-02 is the first operational communications satellite to have its service life extended by Mission Extension Vehicle-2, while still in service, in 2021.[5]
| Names | IS 10-02 Intelsat 1002 Intelsat Alpha-2 Intelsat X-02 IS-1002 Thor 10-02 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications |
| Operator | Intelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 2004-022A  |
| SATCAT no. | 28358 |
| Mission duration | 13 years (planned) 20 years, 1 month, 6 days (elapsed) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Eurostar (satellite bus) |
| Bus | Eurostar-3000 |
| Manufacturer | EADS Astrium |
| Launch mass | 5,576 kg (12,293 lb) [1] |
| Dimensions | 7.5 × 2.9 × 2.4 m (24.6 × 9.5 × 7.9 ft) |
| Power | 15.7 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 16 June 2004, 22:27:00 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Proton-M / Briz-M |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 200/39 |
| Contractor | Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center |
| Entered service | August 2004 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Longitude | 1° West |
| Transponders | |
| Band | 106 transponders: 70C-band 36Ku-band |
| Coverage area | South America, Europe, Africa, Middle East |
| Docking with MEV-2 | |
| Docking date | 12 April 2021, 17:34 UTC |
| Undocking date | 2026 (planned) |
| Time docked | 1196 days (in progress) ~5 years(planned) |
Intelsat 10-02 was launched by a Proton-M launch vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at 22:27:00 UTC on 16 June 2004.[6]
The 5,576 kg (12,293 lb) satellite provides digital broadcasting, telephone, and broadband internet access to users in Europe, South America, Africa and the Middle East through its 36 Ku-band, and 70 C-band transponders after parking over 1° West longitude.[6]
Telenor uses half of the Ku-band capacity of the satellite, which is marketed as Thor 10-02.[4]
On 12 April 2021, Northrop Grumman's MEV-2 satellite successfully rendezvoused and docked to Intelsat 10-02. MEV-2 will extend IS 10-02's service life by returning it to a proper geosynchronous orbit.[5][7][8] The maneuver was completed at 17:34 UTC, marking the first time a satellite servicer has docked with an in-service commercial satellite in geosynchronous orbit (GEO). The two spacecraft will stay locked together for five years to extend the life of IS 10-02, which was running low on fuel after being in orbit since 2004.[9]
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