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Names | PANAMSAT 6 Panamsat 6 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | PanAmSat (1997-2004) |
COSPAR ID | 1997-040A |
SATCAT no. | 24891 |
Mission duration | 15 years (planned) 7 years (achieved) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | SSL 1300 |
Bus | LS-1300 |
Manufacturer | Space Systems/Loral |
Launch mass | 3,420 kg (7,540 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 8 August 1997, 06:46:00 UTC |
Rocket | Ariane 44P H10-3 (V98) |
Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Entered service | October 1997 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Graveyard orbit |
Deactivated | April 2004 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
Regime | Geostationary orbit |
Longitude | 45° West |
Transponders | |
Band | 36 Ku-band |
Coverage area | South America, Brazil |
PAS-6 was a communications satellite owned by PanAmSat and serving the South America market.