| Mission type | Communications |
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| Operator | Intelsat |
| COSPAR ID | 2001-039A  |
| SATCAT no. | 26900 |
| Mission duration | 13 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | SSL 1300HL |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
| Launch mass | 4,725.0 kilograms (10,416.8 lb) |
| Dry mass | 1,972.0 kilograms (4,347.5 lb) |
| Power | 8,6 kW |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 30 August 2001, 06:46 (2001-08-30UTC06:46Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 44L H10-3 |
| Launch site | Kourou ELA-2 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary |
| Longitude | 62° E |
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Intelsat 902 (IS-902) was the second of 9 new Intelsat satellites launched in August 2001 at 62°E. It will provide telecommunications and television broadcast to Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, the Far East and Australia through its 44 C band and 12 Ku band transponders.
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