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 4.886°
Eccentricity 0.00040
RA ascending node 5.159 hr
Argument perigee 14.225°
Mean anomaly 196.661°
Orbital period 1436.093 min
Epoch of osculation 21 Jun 2025, 20:55

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35776.8 km
Mean Altitude 35793.7 km
Peak Altitude 35810.5 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

ARIANE 44L R/B

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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