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SBS 6
retired
Identification
Position
121° W (46.5° W)
NORAD / COSPAR
20872 / 1990-091A
Operator
Intelsat
Orbit
GEO
Call sign
S2707/SBS-6
Hardware
Manufacturer
Boeing (Hughes)
Model
HS-393
Mass
2478 kg
Dry mass
1510 kg
Launch
Launch site
Guiana Space Center
Launch vehicle
Ariane 44L
Beacons
12195H
12198H
Comment
19 Ku-band; CONUS.
Lifetime
12 Oct 1990
Launched
10 yr
Design life
35.9 yr
Elapsed
Expired
Remaining
Oct 2000
End of life
Satellite is retired
