Intelsat 706


Intelsat 706 is a geostationary communication satellite that was built by Space Systems/Loral. 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.
The satellite was successfully launched into space on May 17, 1995, at 06:34, using an Ariane 4 vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana. 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.

Specifications

Payload power: 3612 WPower: Equinox: 5326 W, Solstice: 4884 WStabilization: 3-axisSolar array: 25.7 m spanPropulsion: R-4D-11

Location in orbit

  • 56° W
  • 53° W
  • 50.25° E
  • 54.85° E
  • 72.1° E
  • 72.1° E inclined
  • 157° E inclined

[Transponders]

Mass of the transponders: Mass of the antennas:
; C bandPower: 10, 20 and 30 WBandwidth: 10 transponders of 36 MHz, 2 transponders of 41 MHz and 16 transponders of 72 MHzEIRP: Global beam : 29 dBW / Hemispheric beam : 33 dBW / Zone beam : 33 dBW / Spot beam : 36.1 dBW
Polarization: circular R/L
; Power: 5 transponders of 49 W and 5 transponders of 73 WBandwidth: 6 transponders of 72 MHz and 8 transponders of 112 MHzEIRP: Spot 1: 47 dBW, Spot 2: 47 dBW and Spot 3: 42.8 dBWPolarization: linearFrequency: Downlink 10.95 GHz - 11.20 GHz, 11.45 GHz - 11.70 GHz, 11.70 GHz - 11.95 GHz and 12.50 GHz - 12.75 GHz