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Intelsat 6B
Satellite providing television and communication services for Intelsat. Intelsat 6B was launched on December 22, 1998 aboard a Ariane 42L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (February 2007).
COSPAR 1998-075ANORAD 25585United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- PAS 6B
- Common name
- Intelsat 6B
- International designator
- 1998-075A
- NORAD catalog number
- 25585
- GCAT identifier
- S25585
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/360
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- PAS
- Owner
- Panamsat
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
- Platform (bus)
- HS-601HP
Launch
- Date
- December 22, 1998 · 01:08 UTC
- Launch record
- 1998-075Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 42L
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,779 km
- Apogee
- 35,795 km
- Inclination
- 0.03°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- February 2007
- Last known active
- August 2006
- End of operations
- Mar 7, 2008
Size
- Mass
- 3,594 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,900 kg
- Length
- 6.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.80 m
- Span
- 26.2 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14559258 (CC0).