ABS-6 at 159° E
also known as ABS 1, LMI 1, Condosat 1
Technical details
- Status
- active
- Orbital position
- 159° EChannel line-up at 159° E | Coverage maps
- NORAD number
- 25924
- COSPAR number
- 1999-053A
- Operator
- ABS
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Model
- A2100AX
- Launch
- 26 Sept 1999 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Proton K
- Launch mass
- 2894 kg
- Dry mass
- 1730 kg
- Expected lifetime
- 15 yrs.
- Beacon
- 3400.5V, 3999.5H, 12500.5V, 12749.5H
- Orbit
- GEO
Beams
- C-band A (even transponders) beam (C band) View footprint
- C-band A (odd transponders) beam (C band) View footprint
- C-band B (even transponders) beam (C band) View footprint
- C-band B (odd transponders) beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band Northern beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Southern beam (Ku band) View footprint
- C-band A Beam (C band) View footprint
- C-band B Beam (C band) View footprint
- Ku-band Northern Beam (Ku band) View footprint
- Ku-band Southern Beam (Ku band) View footprint
About ABS-6
28 C-band, 16 Ku-band; business services, public voice and data services, broadcasting, direct-to-home; Eastern Europe, CIS, South and Southeast Asia, Africa, Middle East, Australia. Planned for relocation to 159East position and renamed to ABS 6. Moving to 159 East orbital position where it will be renamed as ABS 6