Intelsat 907 was launched by an Ariane 4 rocket from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, at 06:44 UTC on February 15, 2003.[6]
Capacity and coverage
The 4.7 tonne spacecraft provided data-relay among installations in North America, South America, Western Europe and Africa through its array of C band and Ku bandtransponders after parking over 27.5 degrees west longitude. It replaced the aging Intelsat 605.[6]
Replacement
On 2 April 2020, the Intelsat 907 was replaced by the Intelsat 901 satellite. Before this, Intelsat 901 had been taken out of operation (having operated for about 18 years in another orbital slot) and moved into graveyard orbit where it docked with Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1), a satellite service craft. MEV-1 then took responsibility of propulsion and attitude control of the satellite pair. The satellites then descended back to geostationary arc, where Intelsat 901 then replaced Intelsat 907's communications responsibilities. Intelsat 901 took over from Intelsat 907 on 2 April 2020. It is expected that the Intelsat 901 will operate for five more years, after which MEV-1 will again raise it to graveyard orbit for decommissioning.[4]
intelsat, communications, satellite, operated, intelsat, mission, typecommunicationsoperatorintelsat, cospar, id2003, 007a, satcat, 27683, mission, durationplanned, years, achieved, yearsspacecraft, propertiesspacecraft, typessl, 1300hl, manufacturerspace, sys. Intelsat 907 or IS 907 1 was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat Intelsat 907Mission typeCommunicationsOperatorIntelsat 1 2 COSPAR ID2003 007A 1 SATCAT no 27683 1 Mission durationPlanned 13 years 1 Achieved 17 yearsSpacecraft propertiesSpacecraft typeSSL 1300HL 1 ManufacturerSpace Systems Loral 1 Launch mass4 685 0 kg 10 328 7 lb 1 Dry mass1 973 0 kg 4 349 7 lb 1 PowerwattsStart of missionLaunch dateFebruary 15 2003 07 00 2003 02 15UTC07Z UTC 3 RocketAriane 44L H10 3 2 Launch siteKourou ELA 2 2 ContractorArianespaceEnd of missionDisposalGraveyard orbitDeactivated2 April 2020 4 Orbital parametersReference systemGeocentricRegimeGeostationaryLongitude27 5 west 1 5 Semi major axis42 164 0 km 26 199 5 mi 5 Perigee altitude35 775 1 km 22 229 6 mi 5 Apogee altitude35 812 9 km 22 253 1 mi 5 Inclination0 0 5 Period1 436 1 minutes 5 EpochMay 23 2017 5 TranspondersBand72 C band and 23 Ku bandBandwidth36 MHzCoverage areaAfrica Australia Europe India RussiaEIRP36 48 dBW C band 53 dBW Ku band Intelsat 9 Intelsat 906Intelsat 10 02 Intelsat 10 Contents 1 Launch 2 Capacity and coverage 3 Replacement 4 See also 5 External links 6 ReferencesLaunch EditIntelsat 907 was launched by an Ariane 4 rocket from Guiana Space Centre French Guiana at 06 44 UTC on February 15 2003 6 Capacity and coverage EditThe 4 7 tonne spacecraft provided data relay among installations in North America South America Western Europe and Africa through its array of C band and Ku band transponders after parking over 27 5 degrees west longitude It replaced the aging Intelsat 605 6 Replacement EditOn 2 April 2020 the Intelsat 907 was replaced by the Intelsat 901 satellite Before this Intelsat 901 had been taken out of operation having operated for about 18 years in another orbital slot and moved into graveyard orbit where it docked with Mission Extension Vehicle 1 MEV 1 a satellite service craft MEV 1 then took responsibility of propulsion and attitude control of the satellite pair The satellites then descended back to geostationary arc where Intelsat 901 then replaced Intelsat 907 s communications responsibilities Intelsat 901 took over from Intelsat 907 on 2 April 2020 It is expected that the Intelsat 901 will operate for five more years after which MEV 1 will again raise it to graveyard orbit for decommissioning 4 See also Edit2003 in spaceflightExternal links Editwww wbr intelsat wbr com IntelsatReferences Edit a b c d e f g h i j Intelsat 907 IS 907 SatBeams Satellite Details Retrieved May 23 2017 a b c Krebs Gunter Intelsat 9 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 Gunter s Space Page Retrieved May 23 2017 McDowell Jonathan Launch Log Jonathan s Space Page Retrieved May 23 2021 a b Intelsat 901 satellite with MEV 1 servicer attached resumes service 17 April 2020 a b c d e f g INTELSAT 907 N2YO Retrieved May 23 2017 a b Intelsat 907 NSSDC Master Catalog Retrieved May 23 2017 This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain This article about one or more spacecraft of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Intelsat 907 amp oldid 1069381770, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
