Intelsat 9

Intelsat Atlantic Ocean region satellite. Intelsat 9 was launched on July 28, 2000 aboard a Zenit-3SL from Kiritimati (Sea Launch). Latest status in GCAT: renamed (February 2007).

COSPAR 2000-043ANORAD 26451United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: PAS 9
Common name: Intelsat 9
International designator: 2000-043A
NORAD catalog number: 26451
GCAT identifier: S26451
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/379

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Commercial
Program: PAS
Owner: Panamsat
Country: United States
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-601HP

Launch

Date: July 28, 2000 · 22:42 UTC
Launch record: 2000-043Success
Rocket: Zenit-3SL
Spaceport: Kiritimati (Sea Launch)

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/D
Perigee: 35,444 km
Apogee: 35,786 km
Inclination: 0.07°
Status: Renamed
Status date: February 2007
Last known active: Jun 3, 2025
End of operations: Jun 3, 2025

Size

Mass: 3,650 kg
Dry mass: 1,900 kg
Length: 6.0 m
Diameter: 2.30 m
Span: 26.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2048771 (CC0).