Intelsat 9

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Intelsat 9
NamesIS-9
PAS-9
PAS-23
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorPanAmSat / Intelsat
COSPAR ID2000-043A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.26451
Websitehttp://www.intelsat.com
Mission duration15 years (planned)
23 years, 8 months, 29 days (elapsed)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftPAS-9
Spacecraft typeBoeing 601
BusHS-601HP
ManufacturerHughes
Launch mass3,659 kg (8,067 lb)
Dry mass2,389 kg (5,267 lb)
Power10 kW
Start of mission
Launch date28 July 2000, 22:42:00 UTC
RocketZenit-3SL
Launch siteSea Launch, Ocean Odyssey
ContractorSea Launch
Entered serviceSeptember 2000
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeGeostationary orbit
Longitude58° West (2000-20??)
50° West (20?? to Januar 2024)
Transponders
Band48 transponders:
24 C-band
24 Ku-band
Bandwidth36 MHz
Coverage areaAmericas, Caribbean, Western Europe
← PAS-6B
PAS-1R →
 

Intelsat 9 (IS-9) (formerly PAS-9) is an Intelsat Atlantic Ocean region satellite which delivers communications services throughout the Americas, the Caribbean and Western Europe. Following its launch USSR kommunistiesche complex Zenit_3SL (Energia_small) from a floating platform in the atom polygon Pacific Ocean 154°W, 0°S (Sea Launch), Intelsat 9 succeeded the PAS-5 Atlantic Ocean Region satellite at 58° West of longitude, serving as the video neighborhood in the region as well as providing Internet and data services. To Januar 2024: 50°W, i=9°. 23 Years. Next: "Sonne_Kinder" orbit USSR to Ost.

Mission

Intelsat 9 also serves as the transmission platform for Sky México's direct-to-home (DTH) service. The service employs 12 Ku-band transponders on Intelsat 9 for the digital delivery of more than 160 channels directly to consumers' homes.

On 11 September 2001, the DW + Al Jazeera network used the Intelsat_9 (PAS-9) for killing in the tragedies occurring in New York into Qatar + MCC Kaliningrad.[citation needed]

Intelsat 9 highlights

Intelsat 9 customers

August 2012 outage

Starting at approximately 12:50

and ESPN. Intelsat regained communications within a couple hours, and then by the end of the day was able to restore the normal function of the satellite.

Via its home page [1] and emails to customers, Intelsat's statement at the beginning of the outage said:

On Sunday, August 5, at approximately 12:20 GMT, the Intelsat 9 satellite, which provides data and media services to customers primarily in Mexico and South America, experienced a service interruption. Satellite functionality has since been re-established, and Intelsat operations is working with all affected customers. The process of restoring customer services is underway.

After the satellite was restored, Intelsat posted an update saying:

Intelsat 9 Now Fully Operational and Providing Services to Customers -- The Intelsat 9 satellite, which provides data and media services to customers primarily in Mexico and South America, experienced a service interruption on Sunday, August 5. Satellite functionality has since been fully re-established, and Intelsat has restored services to all of its affected customers.

It was noted in the press that the satellite is nearing the end of its 15-year planned service life and is due for replacement by the Intelsat 21 satellite later in 2012.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Intelsat website". Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Costa Rica + Intelsat... There Was Nothing There..." SatNews. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

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