intelsat, communications, satellite, operated, intelsat, mission, typecommunicationsoperatorintelsat, cospar, id2002, 041a, satcat, 27513, mission, duration13, years, spacecraft, propertiesspacecraft, typessl, 1300hl, manufacturerspace, systems, loral, launch,. Intelsat 906 or IS 906 1 is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat Intelsat 906Mission typeCommunicationsOperatorIntelsat 1 2 COSPAR ID2002 041A 1 SATCAT no 27513 1 Mission duration13 years 1 Spacecraft propertiesSpacecraft typeSSL 1300HL 1 ManufacturerSpace Systems Loral 1 Launch mass4 723 0 kg 10 412 4 lb 1 Dry mass1 955 0 kg 4 310 0 lb 1 Start of missionLaunch dateSeptember 6 2002 06 44 2002 09 06UTC06 44Z UTC 3 RocketAriane 44L H10 3 2 Launch siteKourou ELA 2 2 ContractorArianespaceOrbital parametersReference systemGeocentricRegimeGeostationaryLongitude64 east 1 4 Semi major axis42 164 0 kilometres 26 199 5 mi 4 Perigee altitude35 783 7 kilometres 22 235 0 mi 4 Apogee altitude35 804 2 kilometres 22 247 7 mi 4 Inclination0 0 4 Period1 436 1 minutes 4 EpochMay 23 2017 4 TranspondersBand72 C band and 22 Ku bandBandwidth36 MHzCoverage areaAfrica Australia Europe India RussiaEIRP36 44 dBW C band 53 dBW Ku band Intelsat 9 Intelsat 905Intelsat 907 Contents 1 Launch 2 Capacity and coverage 3 See also 4 External links 5 ReferencesLaunch EditIntelsat 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 EditIt 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 Edit2002 in spaceflightExternal links Editwww wbr intelsat wbr com IntelsatReferences Edit 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 This article about one or more spacecraft of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Intelsat 906 amp oldid 1000976898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
