Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Intelsat 901 (IS-901) was the first of 9 new Intelsat satellites launched in June 2001 at 342°E providing Ku-band spot beam coverage for Europe as well as C-band coverage for the Atlantic Ocean region and provides features such as selectable split uplink for SNG tailored for increased communications demands such as DTH and Internet.