Intelsat 907

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Intelsat 907
Start date February 15, 2003
Launcher Ariane 44L V159
Launch site ELA-2 , Guyana Space Center
Manufacturer Space Systems / Loral
model 1300 series
lifespan 13 years
operator Intelsat
Playback information
Transponder 72 C-band
23 Ku-band
Bandwidth 36 MHz
EIRP C-Band Global Beam 36 dBW C-Band Hemi Beam 41 dBW
C-Band Zone Beam 48 dBW
Ku-Band Spot Europe 53 dBW
Ku-Band Spot West Africa 53 dBW
position
First position 25.75 ° West
Actual position 27.5 ° west
List of geostationary satellites

Intelsat 907 is a communications satellite owned by the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (Intelsat). It was launched on February 15, 2003 aboard an Ariane 4 rocket from the Center Spatial Guyanais , the spaceport in French Guiana . It was the last flight of an Ariane 44L.

Intelsat 907 provides capacities for TV and radio reception as well as for Internet and multimedia services. The satellite has been in operation much longer than originally planned.

As of February 2020, it is planned to replace Intelsat 907 with Intelsat 901, which was launched in 2001 and fitted with a new drive on February 25, 2020 (UTC) by docking MEV-1 .

reception

The reception of Intelsat 907 is possible (as of 2020?) In Europe , Africa , the Middle East and Central and South America .

The transmission takes place in the C and Ku bands .

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