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Launch · COSPAR 1998-075 · 22 Dec 1998

INTELSAT 6B (IS-6B)

Guiana Space Centre, Kourou · FR5.24°, -52.77°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

2

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

1

Decayed

1

50% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, KourouGuiana Space Centre, Kourou

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 2

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
INTELSAT 6B (IS-6B)Intelsat fleet255851998-075AUnknownGEO36,020 / 36,186 km12.47°on orbitIntelsat

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
ARIANE 42L R/B255861998-075BDecayedLEO134 / 247 km7.47°17 Jun 2021—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1998-075
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
22 Dec 1998
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Site code
FRGUI
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYHJR7P34BWJDMNNJ06

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1998-075; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

INTELSAT 6B (IS-6B) — Launch 1998-075, 22 Dec 1998 | SatelliteIndex