Spacetrack Directory Name | INTELSAT 9 (PAS 9) |
Alternative name | PAS-9 |
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Orbit launches | 2000-07-28 (24 years ago) |
Days in orbit | 8884 |
Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
Starting point | SEAL (Sea Launch Platform (mobile), USA) |
WWW | Here |
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Perigee | 35775 km |
Apogee | 35798 km |
Orbit slope (inclination) | 9.13° |
Laps per day | 1 |
Orbit | GEO |
Height INTELSAT 9 (PAS 9) | 35762.36 km |
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 from a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean (Sea Launch), Intelsat 9 succeeded the PAS-5 Atlantic Ocean Region satellite at 58 degrees west longitude, serving as the video neighborhood in the region as well as providing Internet and data services.
Intelsat 9 also serves as the transmission platform for SKY México's direct-to-home (DTH) service. The service employs a dozen Ku-band transponders on Intelsat 9 for the digital delivery of more than 160 channels directly to consumers' homes.
On 11 September 2001, the Al Jazeera network used the PAS 9 to broadcast the tragedies occurring in New York into Qatar.