Galaxy 6 |
USA |
| Designation: | 20873 / 90091B |
| Launch date | 12 Oct 1990 |
| Launch site | Ko, ELA-2 |
| Launch vehicle | Ariane-44L (V39) |
| Mission | Telecommunications |
| Geostationary orbit on: | |
| Perigee / Apogee | km |
| Eccentricity | |
| Inclination | deg |
| Period | min |
| Begin | End | Position |
| L: 12 Oct 1990 | 91°W | |
| < Nov 1991 | May 1992 > | 99°W |
| < Oct 1993 | early 1994 | 103°W |
| spring 1994 | 20 May 1998 | 74°W |
| late May 1998 | Apr 2000 | 99°W |
| Apr 2000 | Jul 2000 | 91°W |
| Aug 2000 | 74°W |
| Main transponders | 24 |
| Backup transponders | 6 |
| Power | 10.2 W (TWTA) |
| Bandwidth | 36 MHz |
| Coverage | CONUS, Alaska, Hawaii, Caribbean |
| EIRP max | 39 dBW |
| Polarization | linear |