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SBS 6
Decommissioned geostationary communications satellite. SBS 6 was launched on October 12, 1990 aboard a Ariane 44L from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (May 16, 1997).
COSPAR 1990-091ANORAD 20872United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SBS 6
- International designator
- 1990-091A
- NORAD catalog number
- 20872
- GCAT identifier
- S20872
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/250
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- SBS
- Owner
- HCI
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
- Platform (bus)
- HS-393
Launch
- Date
- October 12, 1990 · 22:58 UTC
- Launch record
- 1990-091Success
- Rocket
- Ariane 44L
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ELA2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- GEO/S
- Perigee
- 35,777 km
- Apogee
- 35,796 km
- Inclination
- 0.05°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- May 16, 1997
- Last known active
- Feb 19, 2009
- End of operations
- Feb 19, 2009
Size
- Mass
- 2,478 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,138 kg
- Length
- 10.0 m
- Diameter
- 3.60 m
- Span
- 10.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14559262 (CC0).