Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Intelsat 906 |
Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
Operator/Owner | Intelsat, Ltd. |
Users | Commercial |
Purpose | Communications |
Class of Orbit | GEO |
Type of Orbit | |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 64.19 |
Perigee (km) | 35775 |
Apogee (km) | 35796 |
Eccentricity | 0.000249077819027173 |
Inclination (degrees) | 0.01 |
Period (minutes) | 1436.07 |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 4723 |
Dry Mass (kg.) | 1955 |
Power (watts) | 7000 |
Date of Launch | 06-09-2002 |
Expected Lifetime | 13 yrs. |
Contractor | Space Systems/Loral |
Country of Contractor | USA |
Launch Site | Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle | Ariane 44L |
COSPAR Number | 2002-041A |
NORAD Number | 27513 |
Comments | 72 C-band, 22 Ku-band, broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks. |