Intelsat 6 F-2

INTELSAT / US

Spacecraft nº:

INTELSAT spacecraft nº: 43

Also called: Intelsat 602

Launch data:

Designation:20315 / 89087A
Launch date 27 Oct 1989 - 23:05 UT
Launch site Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle  Ariane-44L (V34)
Mission:Commercial: Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 35799 x 35792 km
Eccentricity -8.30E-05
Inclination 6.51 deg
Period 1436.08 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  Hughes Space and Communications Group
Platform  
Operator Intelsat Ltd
Mass at launch  4409 kg
Dry Mass 1910 kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  2500 W
Design lifetime  13 yrs

Location:

Begin End Position
L: 27 Oct 1989   37°W
Jan 1991 Feb 1992 24.5°W
Apr 1992 Apr 1992 60°E
Oct 1992 Oct 1997 63°E
Oct 1997 62°E
2009 178.04°E

Should move to 178°E in May 2001 and later to 157°E.
Inclined orbit; Indian Ocean region; C-band and Ku-band broadcasting

End of live:

Out of service:  Dec 2012
Cause:  

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