| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Intelsat 706 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | Intelsat, Ltd. |
| Users | Commercial |
| Purpose | Communications |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 157.00 |
| Perigee (km) | 35776 |
| Apogee (km) | 35795 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000225356121976966 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
| Period (minutes) | 1436.07 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 3653 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1450 |
| Power (watts) | 3900 |
| Date of Launch | 17-05-1995 |
| Expected Lifetime | 15 yrs. |
| Contractor | Loral Space Systems |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Atlas 2 AS |
| COSPAR Number | 1995-023A |
| NORAD Number | 23571 |
| Comments | 42 C-band, 36 Ku-band; broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSATnetworks Atlantic Ocean region. |