American communications satellite
Intelsat 906 Mission type Communications Operator Intelsat [ 1] [ 2] COSPAR ID 2002-041A[ 1] SATCAT no. 27513[ 1] Mission duration 13 years[ 1]
Spacecraft type SSL-1300HL [ 1] Manufacturer Space Systems/Loral [ 1] Launch mass 4,723.0 kg (10,412.4 lb)[ 1] Dry mass 1,955.0 kg (4,310.0 lb)[ 1]
Launch date September 6, 2002, 06:44 (2002-09-06UTC06:44Z ) UTC[ 3] Rocket Ariane 4 4L H10-3[ 2] Launch site Kourou ELA-2 [ 2] Contractor Arianespace
Reference system Geocentric Regime Geostationary Longitude 64° east [ 1] [ 4] Semi-major axis 42,164.0 kilometres (26,199.5 mi)[ 4] Perigee altitude 35,783.7 kilometres (22,235.0 mi)[ 4] Apogee altitude 35,804.2 kilometres (22,247.7 mi)[ 4] Inclination 0.0°[ 4] Period 1,436.1 minutes[ 4] Epoch May 23, 2017[ 4]
Band 72 C band and 22 Ku band Bandwidth 36 MHz Coverage area Africa , Australia , Europe , India , Russia EIRP 36-44 dBW (C band ) 53 dBW (Ku band )
Intelsat 9
Intelsat 906 (or IS-906 [ 1] communications satellite operated by Intelsat .
Launch
Intelsat 906 was launched by an Ariane 4 rocket from Guiana Space Centre , French Guiana , at 06:44 UTC on September 6, 2002.[ 5]
Capacity and coverage
It will broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting , telecommunications and VSAT networks to Europe , Asia , and Australia through its 72 C band 22 Ku band transponders after parking over 64 degrees east longitude. It displaces Intelsat 804 which will then be moved to 176 degrees east to handle the increased cross-Atlantic demand.[ 5]
See also
External links
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j "Intelsat 906 (IS-906)" . SatBeams – Satellite Details . Retrieved May 23, 2017 .^ a b c Krebs, Gunter. "Intelsat 9 (901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907)" . Gunter's Space Page . Retrieved May 23, 2017 . ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log" . Jonathan's Space Page . Retrieved May 23, 2017 . ^ a b c d e f g "INTELSAT 906" . N2YO . Retrieved May 23, 2017 .^ a b "Intelsat 906" . NSSDC Master Catalog . Retrieved May 23, 2017 .
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