2.7 by 2.2 by 2.45 metres (8.9 ft × 7.2 ft × 8.0 ft)
Start of mission
Launch date
17 May 1995, 06:34 (1995-05-17UTC06:34Z) UTC[2]
Rocket
Ariane 44 LP H10-3
Launch site
Kourou ELA-2
End of mission
Disposal
Decommissioned
Deactivated
November 2014 (2014-12)
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric
Regime
Geostationary
Longitude
157° E
Perigee altitude
36,126 kilometres (22,448 mi)[3]
Apogee altitude
36,138 kilometres (22,455 mi)[3]
Inclination
4.36°[3]
Period
1,454.0 minutes[4]
Epoch
April 27, 2017[4][3]
Transponders
Band
26 C band 14 Ku band
Intelsat VII
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Intelsat VII-F7 →
Intelsat 706 (also known as IS-706 and Intelsat 7-F6) is a geostationary communication satellite that was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL). It is located in the orbital position of 157 degrees east longitude and it is currently in an inclined orbit. The same is owned by Intelsat. The satellite was based on the LS-1300 platform and its estimated useful life was 15 years.[5]
The satellite was successfully launched into space on May 17, 1995,[5] at 06:34, using an Ariane 4 vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana.[5] It had a launch mass of 4,180 kg.
The Intelsat 706 is equipped with 26 transponders in C band and 10 in Ku band to provide broadcasting, business-to-home services and telecommunications. It was positioned over the Atlantic Ocean and has the transponder capacity to relay 110,000 telephone calls simultaneously.[6]
^NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center. "Intelsat 706". NSSDC Master Catalog. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
^McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
^ abcd"INTELSAT 706". Heavens Above. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
^ ab"INTELSAT 706". N2yo.com. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
^ abcKrebs, Gunter. "Intelsat-7A (706, 707, 708)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
^"Intelsat 706 - Satellite details". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
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