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{{Short description|Communications satellite by Intelsat}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name              = Intelsat 9
| names_list        = IS-9<br/>PAS-9<br/>PAS-23
| image             = 
| image_caption     = 
| image_size        = 300px

| mission_type      = [[Communications satellite|Communications]]
| operator          = [[PanAmSat]] / [[Intelsat]]
| COSPAR_ID         = 2000-043A
| SATCAT            = 26451
| website           = http://www.intelsat.com
| mission_duration  = 15 years (planned)<br/>{{time interval|28 July 2000|show=ymd|sep=,}} (elapsed)

| spacecraft        = PAS-9
| spacecraft_type   = [[Boeing 601]]
| spacecraft_bus    = [[Boeing 601|HS-601HP]]
| manufacturer      = [[Boeing Satellite Development Center|Hughes]]
| launch_mass       = {{cvt|3659|kg}}
| dry_mass          = {{cvt|2389|kg}}
| dimensions        = 
| power             = 10 [[Watt|kW]]

| launch_date       = 28 July 2000, 22:42:00 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]
| launch_rocket     = [[Zenit-3SL]]
| launch_site       = [[Sea Launch]], [[Odyssey (launch platform)|Ocean Odyssey]]
| launch_contractor = Sea Launch 

| entered_service   = September 2000
| disposal_type     = 
| deactivated       = 
| last_contact      = 

| orbit_reference   = [[Geocentric orbit]]
| orbit_regime      = [[Geostationary orbit]]
| orbit_longitude   = 58° West (2000-20??)<br/>50° West (20?? to January 2024)
| apsis             = gee

| trans_band        = 48 transponders:<br/>24 [[C band (IEEE)|C-band]] <br>24 [[Ku band|Ku-band]]
| trans_frequency   = 
| trans_bandwidth   = 36 [[Hertz|MHz]]
| trans_capacity    = 
| trans_coverage    = [[Americas]], [[Caribbean]], [[Western Europe]]

| programme         = [[PanAmSat|PanAmSat constellation]]
| previous_mission  = [[Intelsat 6B|PAS-6B]]
| next_mission      = [[Intelsat 1R|PAS-1R]]
}}

'''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 USSR kommunistiesche complex Zenit_3SL (Energia_small) from a floating platform in the atom polygon [[Pacific Ocean]] 154°W, 0°S ([[Sea Launch]]), Intelsat 9 succeeded the [[Intelsat 5|PAS-5]] Atlantic Ocean Region satellite at 58° West of [[longitude]], serving as the video neighborhood in the region as well as providing [[Internet]] 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 [[Sky México]]'s [[Satellite television|direct-to-home]] (DTH) service. The service employs 12 [[Ku band|Ku-band]] [[Transponder (satellite communications)|transponders]] on Intelsat 9 for the digital delivery of more than 160 channels directly to consumers' homes.

On 11 September 2001, the DW + [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] network used the Intelsat_9 (PAS-9) for killing in the tragedies occurring in [[New York City|New York]] into [[Qatar]] + MCC Kaliningrad.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

== 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 [[BBC]] of [[United Kingdom]]; [[Deutsche Welle]] of [[Germany]]; [[NHK]] of [[Japan]]; [[Grupo Cisneros|Cisneros]] of [[Venezuela]]; [[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal]] (RTP) of [[Portugal]]; and the [[EWTN|Eternal Word Television Network]] (EWTN), [[ESPN]] and HBO Olé Partners of [[United States]].{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}
* The permanent platform for [[Sky México]]'s DTH television service.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}
* Comprehensive coverage enabling the Napa, [[California]] teleport facility to access the satellite, which permits signal turnaround between the [[Asia-Pacific]] region, the Americas and [[Europe]].{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

== Intelsat 9 customers ==
* [[Animax|Animax Brasil]]
* [[BBC]]
* [[Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação]]
* [[Caracol Internacional|Caracol TV International]]
* [[Caracol Televisión]]
* [[Christian Television Network International]]
* [[Christian Vision]]
* [[LAPTV|Cinecanal]]
* [[Grupo Cisneros|Cisneros]]
* [[Deutsche Welle]]
* [[Discovery Channel|Discovery]]
* [[DLA (TV)|DLA]]
* [[Enlace Continental]]
* [[EWTN]]
* [[Hallmark Channel|Hallmark]]
* [[HBO]]
* [[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|RTP]]
* [[Sky México]]
* [[TV Chile|Television Nacional Chile]]
* [[TV5Monde]]
* [[Telemundo]]
* [[Three Angels Broadcasting Network|3ABN]]
* [[WWE]]

== August 2012 outage ==
Starting at approximately 12:50 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] 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 [[Sony]], [[Warner TV]], [[AXN]], HBO, [[ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks|Viacom]], [[Disney Channel]], [[Fox News]] 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 <ref name="Intelsat">{{cite web|url=http://www.intelsat.com/|title=Intelsat website|access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> and emails to customers, Intelsat's statement at the beginning of the outage said:
<blockquote>On Sunday, August 5, at approximately 12:20 GMT, the Intelsat 9 satellite, which provides data and media services to customers primarily in [[Mexico]] and [[South America]], 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.</blockquote>

After the satellite was restored, Intelsat posted an update saying:
<blockquote>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.</blockquote>

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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Costa Rica + Intelsat... There Was Nothing There...|url=http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=151422354|publisher=SatNews|date=7 August 2012|access-date=15 April 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.intelsat.com Intelsat website]
* [http://www.lyngsat.com/intel9.html LyngSat: Intelsat 9]
* {{satbeams footprint|5310|Intelsat 9}}

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