Intelsat 706

Geostationary communications satellite. Intelsat 706 was launched on May 17, 1995 aboard a Ariane 44LP from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1995-023ANORAD 23571INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT 706
Common name: Intelsat 706
Payload designation: INTELSAT VIIA F6
International designator: 1995-023A
NORAD catalog number: 23571
GCAT identifier: S23571

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: Int7
Owner: INTELSAT
Country: INTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder: SS/Loral
Platform (bus): FS-1300

Launch

Date: May 17, 1995 · 06:34 UTC
Launch record: 1995-023Success
Rocket: Ariane 44LP
Spaceport: Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,725 km
Apogee: 35,842 km
Inclination: 0.01°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: Nov 20, 2014
End of operations: Nov 20, 2014

Size

Mass: 4,180 kg
Dry mass: 1,776 kg
Length: 5.1 m
Diameter: 2.50 m
Span: 27.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14559253 (CC0).