Lockheed MartinAtlas IIASLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
INTELSAT 806
Launched
February 28, 1998
Image: U.S. DoD
Summary
INTELSAT 806 launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 28, 1998. It was Lockheed Martin's 34th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,222nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Atlas IIAS flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). INTELSAT 806, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 156 × 395 km orbit inclined 27.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas IIAS · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Atlas IIAS flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 34th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,222nd orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
INTELSAT 806 · NORAD 25239 · 1998-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- INTELSAT 806
- Object ID
- 1998-014A
- Epoch
- 1998-02-28 00:02:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02169083 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0179154
- Inclination
- 27.8083°
- Ascending node
- 347.3346°
- Arg. of perigee
- 151.9778°
- Mean anomaly
- 209.1815°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- INTELSAT 806 · NORAD 25239
Centaur AC-151 · re-entered April 27, 2003
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Intelsat VIII-VIII/A series has been designed to meet the needs of Intelsat users throughout the system for improved C-band coverage and service. These spacecraft will incorporate six-fold C-band frequency reuse, two-fold frequency reuse of expanded C-band capacity, and the highest C-band power level ever for an Intelsat satellite. Consequently, Intelsat VIII will provide significantly more C-band capacity for public switched telephony and Intelsat Business Service, better quality for video services, and encourage new international VSAT applications.
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
63rd launch from Launch Complex 36B, 1st this year · 544th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
81 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did INTELSAT 806 launch?
INTELSAT 806 launched on February 28, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT 806?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT 806?
Atlas IIAS, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas IIAS spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT 806 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did INTELSAT 806 reach?
INTELSAT 806, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 156 × 395 km orbit inclined 27.8°.
How many satellites did INTELSAT 806 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).