Spacecraft information: 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 5.462°
Eccentricity 0.00045
RA ascending node 4.973 hr
Argument perigee 221.136°
Mean anomaly 313.481°
Orbital period 1436.095 min
Epoch of osculation 03 Feb 2026, 03:26

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35774.6 km
Mean Altitude 35793.7 km
Peak Altitude 35812.8 km

Launched alongside

ARIANE 44L R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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