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INTELSAT 806

Atlas IIAS launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on February 28, 1998, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 28, 1998 · 00:21 UTCLaunch 1998-014Launch no. 4,221 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC36B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyLMAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 28, 1998, 00:21
Launch designation
1998-014
Mission
INTELSAT 806
Flight name
Intelsat 806
Vehicle flight ID
AC-151

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
36,164 km
Payload mass to orbit
3.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
INTELSAT 8061998-014ANORAD 25239INTELSATCommunications3,455 kgRenamed · Nov 30, 1998

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.