SBS 6 (satellite)

SBS 6
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorIntelsat
COSPAR ID1990-091A[1]
SATCAT no.20872
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSBS 6
BusHS-393
ManufacturerHughes
Launch mass2,478 kg (5,463 lb)
BOL mass1,484 kg (3,272 lb)
Dimensions3.7 m × 10 m × 2.3 m (12.1 ft × 32.8 ft × 7.5 ft) with solar panels and antennas deployed.
Power2.2 kW
Start of mission
Launch date22:58, October 12, 1990 (UTC) (1990-10-12T22:58Z)[2]
RocketAriane 44L
Launch siteKourou ELA-2
ContractorArianespace
End of mission
Disposalplaced in a graveyard orbit
DeactivatedApril 2009[3]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeInclined geosynchronous
Semi-major axis42527 km
Perigee altitude36,127.3 km
Apogee altitude36,186.6 km
Inclination7.3°
Period1,454.7 minutes
Epoch00:00:00 2016-08-17[4]
Transponders
BandKu band: 19 × 45 Mhz[3] />
Bandwidth855 MHz
Coverage areaContinental United States[5]
TWTA power41 Watts

SBS 6 was a geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Hughes (now Boeing) on the HS-393 platform. It was originally ordered by Satellite Business Systems, which later sold it to Hughes Communications and was last used by Intelsat. It had a Ku band payload and operated on the 95°W longitude.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nasagsfc-nssdcasbs6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference nasagsfc-nssdcasbs6orbit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference gsp-sbs6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference nyo-20872date20160817 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference panamsat-sbs6d2060312 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).