Spacecraft information: 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 12.333°
Eccentricity 0.00159
RA ascending node 2.053 hr
Argument perigee 166.951°
Mean anomaly 34.447°
Orbital period 1452.328 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Jun 2026, 15:31

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36043.4 km
Mean Altitude 36110.8 km
Peak Altitude 36178.3 km

Launched alongside

ARIANE 42L R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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