NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1995-023A
Intelsat 706 was a geostationary communications spacecraft of the Intelsat consortium and was launched from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana by an Ariane rocket. It will be parked over the Atlantic ocean and has the capability to relay 110,000 telephone calls simultaneously.
Launch Date: 1995-05-17
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Mass: 4180 kg
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office