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PANAMSAT 6
Communications satellite. PANAMSAT 6 was launched on August 8, 1997 aboard a Ariane 44P from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 3, 2006).
COSPAR 1997-040ANORAD 24891United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- PAS 6
- Common name
- PANAMSAT 6
- International designator
- 1997-040A
- NORAD catalog number
- 24891
- GCAT identifier
- S24891
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/339
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- PAS
- Owner
- Panamsat
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- SS/Loral
- Platform (bus)
- FS-1300
Launch
- Date
- August 8, 1997 · 06:46 UTC
- Launch record
- 1997-040Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 44P
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,785 km
- Apogee
- 35,787 km
- Inclination
- 0.05°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- July 3, 2006
- Last known active
- Mar 26, 2004
- End of operations
- Mar 26, 2004
Size
- Mass
- 3,420 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,285 kg
- Length
- 5.3 m
- Diameter
- 2.70 m
- Span
- 27.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14771270 (CC0).