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 11.748°
Eccentricity 0.00167
RA ascending node 2.238 hr
Argument perigee 154.654°
Mean anomaly 157.267°
Orbital period 1452.249 min
Epoch of osculation 11 Jun 2025, 20:05

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36038.4 km
Mean Altitude 36109.3 km
Peak Altitude 36180.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ARIANE 42L R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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