Intelsat 806

INTELSAT / US

Spacecraft n°:

INTELSAT spacecraft n°: 62

Also called NSS-806

Launch data:

Designation: 25239 / 98014A
Launch date 28 Feb 1998
Launch site CC, LC-36B
Launch vehicle  Atlas-2AS (AC-151 #114)
Mission:Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee  km
Eccentricity 
Inclination  deg
Period  min
Location 40.5°W

part of the 8A series. Tested at 55.5°W until late Apr 1998.

Transfered to NSS on 30 Nov 1998

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Platform LM-3000
Operator Intelsat, Ltd
Mass at launch   kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment 
Solar array 
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  
Design lifetime  

C-band slot chart

slot # Uplink (GHz) Downlink (GHz) Hemi A Hemi B Bandwidth (MHz)
5'-6' 6.527 3.502 12' 22' 72
3'-4' 6.607 3.582 11' 21' 72
1'-2' 5.888 3.663 10 20 72
1-2 5.968 3.743 11 21 72
3 6.028 3.803 12A 22A 36
4 6.068 3.843 12B 22B 36
5 6.108 3.883 13A 23A 36
6 6.148 3.923 13B 23B 36
7 6.201 3.976 14A 24A 36
8 6.240 4.014 14B 24B 36
9 6.280 4.055 15 25 36
10 6.320 4.095 16 26 36
11 6.360 4.135 17 27 36
12 6.4025 4.1775 18 28 41
Pol.:     A  B   

It is possible to connect transponders with A pol up to both A or B pol down (same applies to pol B). A pol stands for uplink in LHCP & downlink in RHCP. B pol stands for uplink in RHCP & downlink in LHCP. If the polarization is switched to linear, replace LHCP by Horizontal and RHCP by Vertical.

C-band interconnection chart

Uplink beam slot # Downlink beam Band
hemi A 1'-2', 1-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 3'-4', 5'-6' hemi A C
hemi A 1-2, 4/3-4, 6/5-6 spot 1 Ku
hemi B 1'-2', 1-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 3'-4', 5'-6' hemi B C

4/3-4 means uplink in channel 4 C-band, downlink in channel 3-4 Ku-band

Ku-band slot chart


slot # Uplink (GHz) Downlink (GHz) Spot 1 Bandwith (MHz)
1-2 14.0425 11.7475 261 77
3-4 14.125 11.830 262 72
5-6 14.205 11.910 263 72
Pol: V  H     

Ku-band interconnection chart

Uplink beam slot # Downlink beam Band
spot 1 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 spot 1 Ku
spot 1 1-2, 3-4/4, 5-6/6 hemi A C

3-4/4 means uplink in channel 3-4 Ku-band, downlink in channel 4 Ku-band

Ku-band beacon: 11.701 GHz
Ref: #15 - update: 30.12.10