| 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. |