Intelsat 6B
{{Short description|Satellite providing television and communication services for Intelsat}}
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{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Intelsat 6B
| names_list = PAS-6B
IS-6B
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_size = 300px
| mission_type = Communications
| operator = PanAmSat / Intelsat
| COSPAR_ID = 1998-075A
| SATCAT = 25585
| website = http://www.intelsat.com
| mission_duration = 15 years (planned)
{{time interval|22 December 1998|show=ymd|sep=,}} (elapsed)
| spacecraft = PAS-6B
| spacecraft_type = Boeing 601
| spacecraft_bus = HS-601HP
| manufacturer = Hughes Space and Communications
| launch_mass = {{cvt|3470|kg}}
| dry_mass =
| dimensions =
| power = 8 kW
| launch_date = 22 December 1998, 01:08 UTC
| launch_rocket = Ariane 42L H10-3 (V115)
| launch_site = Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-2
| launch_contractor = Arianespace
| entered_service = February 1999
| disposal_type =
| deactivated =
| last_contact =
| orbit_reference = Geocentric orbit
| orbit_regime = Geostationary orbit
| orbit_longitude =
| apsis = gee
| trans_band = 32 Ku-band
| trans_frequency =
| trans_bandwidth =
| trans_capacity =
| trans_coverage = South America
| programme = PanAmSat constellation
| previous_mission = PAS-8
| next_mission = PAS-9
}}
Intelsat 6B (IS-6B, PAS-6B) was a satellite providing television and communication services for Intelsat, which it was commissioned by in 2006.{{cite web |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/pas-5.htm|title=PAS-6B → Intelsat 6B|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=11 December 2017|access-date=15 April 2021}}
Satellite description
It was manufactured by Hughes Space and Communications. At beginning of life, it generates 8 kW. This version takes advantage of such advances as dual-junction gallium arsenide solar cells, new battery technology and the first commercial use of a high-efficiency xenon ion propulsion system (XIPS).
Launch
The satellite was launched on 22 December 1998, 01:08 UTC, on an Ariane 42L H10-3 launch vehicle from the Centre Spatial Guyanais at Kourou in French Guiana.{{cite web|url=https://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.tx|title=Launch Log|publisher=Jonathan's Space Report|date=14 March 2021|access-date=14 April 2021}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} PAS-6B provides satellite services in South America, including direct-to-home (DTH) television services.
Mission
References
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External links
- [http://www.astronautix.com/p/pas6bintelsat6b.html Intelsat 6B]
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{{Orbital launches in 1998}}
Category:Communications satellites in geostationary orbit
Category:Satellites using the BSS-601 bus