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INTELSAT 706 (IS-706)

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
May 17, 1995 at 06:34 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44LP →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
INTELSAT 706
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,144 km
Periapsis
36,119 km
Inclination
10.95°
Orbital period
1453.76 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1995-023A
NORAD catalog №
23571
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
22.3624 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational