NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2002-041A
Intelsat 906 is a geostationary communications spacecraft of the international Intelsat consortium (recently privatized as Intelsat Ltd.) that was launched by an Ariane 44L rocket from Kourou at 06:44 UT on 6 September 2002. It will provide internet, telephony and television broadcasts to Europe, Asia, and Australia through its 72 C- and 22 Ku-band transponders after parking over 64 deg-E longitude. It displaces Intelsat 804 which will then be moved to 176 deg-E to handle the increased cross-Atlantic demand.
Launch Date: 2002-09-06
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office