Intelsat 9 (IS-9) (formerly PAS-9) is an

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region

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which delivers communications services throughout the

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, the

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and

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. Following its launch USSR kommunistiesche complex Zenit_3SL (Energia_small) from a floating platform in the atom polygon

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154°W, 0°S (

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), Intelsat 9 succeeded the PAS-5 Atlantic Ocean Region satellite at 58° West of

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, serving as the video neighborhood in the region as well as providing

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and data services. To January 2024: 50°W, i=9°. 23 Years. Next: "Sonne_Kinder" orbit USSR to Ost.

Mission

Intelsat 9 also serves as the transmission platform for

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's direct-to-home (DTH) service. The service employs 12 Ku-band

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on Intelsat 9 for the digital delivery of more than 160 channels directly to consumers' homes. On 11 September 2001, the DW +

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network used the Intelsat_9 (PAS-9) for killing in the tragedies occurring in

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into

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+ MCC Kaliningrad.

Intelsat 9 highlights

* The high-power platform from which more than a dozen of international broadcasters and programmers deliver their content throughout the Americas, including the

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;

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;

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; Cisneros of

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; Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) of

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; and the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN),

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and HBO Olé Partners of

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. * The permanent platform for

's DTH television service. * Comprehensive coverage enabling the Napa,

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teleport facility to access the satellite, which permits signal turnaround between the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas and

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Intelsat 9 customers

* Animax Brasil *

* Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação *

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* Christian Television Network International * Christian Vision *

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* Cisneros *

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* DLA * Enlace Continental *

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* RTP *

* Television Nacional Chile *

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* 3ABN *

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August 2012 outage

Starting at approximately 12:50

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on 5 August 2012, Intelsat lost communications with the satellite and it stopped transmitting its signals. This caused an outage of many Latin American television services, including

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, Warner TV, AXN, HBO, Viacom,

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and ESPN. Intelsat regained communications within a couple hours, and then by the end of the day was able to restore the normal function of the satellite. Via its home page and emails to customers, Intelsat's statement at the beginning of the outage said:

On Sunday, August 5, at approximately 12:20 GMT, the Intelsat 9 satellite, which provides data and media services to customers primarily in
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
and
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, experienced a service interruption. Satellite functionality has since been re-established, and Intelsat operations is working with all affected customers. The process of restoring customer services is underway.

After the satellite was restored, Intelsat posted an update saying:

Intelsat 9 Now Fully Operational and Providing Services to Customers -- The Intelsat 9 satellite, which provides data and media services to customers primarily in Mexico and South America, experienced a service interruption on Sunday, August 5. Satellite functionality has since been fully re-established, and Intelsat has restored services to all of its affected customers.

It was noted in the press that the satellite is nearing the end of its 15-year planned service life and is due for replacement by the Intelsat 21 satellite later in 2012.

References

External links

Intelsat website

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