Intelsat 906

Intelsat 906 (or IS-906^[1]) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.

Intelsat 906

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Intelsat[1][2]
COSPAR ID	2002-041A[1]
SATCAT no.	27513[1]
Mission duration	13 years[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	SSL-1300HL[1]
Manufacturer	Space Systems/Loral[1]
Launch mass	4,723.0 kg (10,412.4 lb)[1]
Dry mass	1,955.0 kg (4,310.0 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date	September 6, 2002, 06:44 (2002-09-06UTC06:44Z) UTC[3]
Rocket	Ariane 44L H10-3[2]
Launch site	Kourou ELA-2[2]
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geostationary
Longitude	64° east[1][4]
Semi-major axis	42,164.0 kilometres (26,199.5 mi)[4]
Perigee altitude	35,783.7 kilometres (22,235.0 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude	35,804.2 kilometres (22,247.7 mi)[4]
Inclination	0.0°[4]
Period	1,436.1 minutes[4]
Epoch	May 23, 2017[4]
Transponders
Band	72 C band and 22 Ku band
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage area	Africa, Australia, Europe, India, Russia
EIRP	36-44 dBW (C band) 53 dBW (Ku band)
Intelsat 9 ← Intelsat 905 Intelsat 907 →

Launch

Intelsat 906 was launched by an Ariane 4 rocket from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, at 06:44 UTC on September 6, 2002.^[5]

Capacity and coverage

It will broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications and VSAT networks to Europe, Asia, and Australia through its 72 C band 22 Ku band transponders after parking over 64 degrees east longitude. It displaces Intelsat 804 which will then be moved to 176 degrees east to handle the increased cross-Atlantic demand.^[5]

See also

• 2002 in spaceflight

External links

• www.intelsat.com. Intelsat