Panamsat 6B

USA

Also called PAS 6B

Launch data:

Designation	25585 / 98075A
Launch date	22 Dec 1998 - 01:08 UT
Launch site	Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle	Ariane-42L (V115)
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit:
Location	43°W

Replacement satellite for Panamsat 6. tested at 46°W

Specifications

Prime contractor	Hughes
Platform	HS-601HP
Mass at launch	3594 kg
Mass in orbit	2108 kg
Dimension	stowed: 2.7 x 3.6 x 4 m
Solar array	26.2 m span, dual-junction gallium arsenide
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power	BOL: 10000 W EOL: 8700 W
Design lifetime	15 years

Location:

Begin	Position	Remarks
	43°W
6-7 Mar 2008	316° E	manoeuvred off-station

has XIPS propulsion and dual-junction gallium arsenide solar cells

Ku-band

Main transponders	32
Backup transponders
Power	16 x 105 W 16 x 140 W
Bandwidth	36 MHz
Coverage	16 transponders for Brazil 16 transpoinders for Latin America (Venezuela to Paraguay including Columbia, Equator, Uruguay)
EIRP max
Polarization	linear H/V
Frequencies	uplink: 12.75-13.25 & 13.75-14.00 GHz downlink: 10.7-10.95 & 11.2-11.45 GHz

Ref: #15, #225 - update: 15.08.08