Also called Satcom 6
Launch data:
| Designation |
13984
/ 83030A
|
| Launch date | 11 Apr 1983 |
| Launch site | CC, LC-17B |
| Launch vehicle |
Delta-3924 (#167) |
| Mission | Telecommunications |
| Geostationary orbit: |
Location:
|
Begin
|
End
|
Position
|
|
L:
11 Apr 1983
|
|
139°W
|
|
<
May 1992
|
May
1992 >
|
131°W
|
End of life
Specifications
|
Prime
contractor
|
GE
Astro Space
|
|
Platform
|
GE-3000
|
|
Mass
at launch
|
1120
kg
|
|
Mass
in orbit
|
approx.
600 kg
|
|
Length
|
1.63
m
|
|
Width
|
1.32
m
|
|
Height
|
0.99
m
|
|
Solar
array
|
14.33
m span
|
|
Stabilization
|
3-axis
|
|
DC
power
|
|
|
Design
lifetime
|
10
years
|
C-band
|
Main
transponders
|
24
|
|
Backup
transponders
|
4 |
|
Power
|
8.5
W
|
|
Bandwidth
|
36
MHz
|
|
Coverage
|
|
|
EIRP
max
|
36
dBW
|
|
Polarization
|
linear
H/V
|
Ref: #15 - update: 24.10.04