INTELSAT 6B

Launch Details
Launched 21 December 1998
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner United States
NORAD ID 25585
COSPAR ID 1998-075A
Alternative names IS-6B
PAS-6B
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.842°
Eccentricity 0.00195
RA ascending node 2.208 hr
Argument perigee 158.714°
Mean anomaly 214.883°
Orbital period 1452.329 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Aug 2025, 12:29

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36028.0 km
Mean Altitude 36110.9 km
Peak Altitude 36193.7 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ARIANE 42L R/B

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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