Intelsat 6 F-3

INTELSAT / US

Spacecraft nº:

INTELSAT spacecraft nº: 44

Also called: Intelsat 603 and IS-603

Launch data:

Designation:	20523 / 90021A
Launch date	14 Mar 1990 - 11:52 UT
Launch site	CC, LC-40
Launch vehicle	Commercial Titan-3 (#154)
Mission:	Commercial: communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	35778 x 35795 km
Eccentricity	2.02E-04
Inclination	5.99 deg
Period	1436.12 min

The satellite was repared (apogee kick motor changed) by STS 49 on May 7, 1992.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Hughes Space and Communications Group
Platform
Operator	Intelsat, Ltd & New Skies Satellites N.V.
Mass at launch	4200 kg
Dry Mass	2546 kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power	2500 W
Design lifetime	13 yrs - no more active on Aug 2017

Location:

Begin	End	Position
L: 14 Mar 1990	May 1997	LEO
May 1992	Oct 1997	34.5°W
Nov 1997		24.5°W
2009		19.84°E

Mission:

Inclined orbit; 64 C-band, 24 Ku-band. Broadcasting, business services, direct-to-home TV broadcasting, telecommunications, VSAT networks, Pacific Ocean region.

Ref: #7, #226 - update: 01.01.18