INTELSAT 906

Launch Details
Launched 5 September 2002
Flight ended
Status Operational
Categories Geostationary
Intelsat
Active satellites
Launch site Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 27513
COSPAR ID 2002-041A
Alternative names IS-906
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 5.298°
Eccentricity 0.00061
RA ascending node 5.025 hr
Argument perigee 190.051°
Mean anomaly 60.828°
Orbital period 1436.085 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Nov 2025, 12:49

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35767.8 km
Mean Altitude 35793.5 km
Peak Altitude 35819.2 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ARIANE 44L R/B

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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