Intelsat 806

Also called NSS 806, S2591

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General

Designation	25239 / 98014A
Launch date	28 Feb 1998
Country of origin	International
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	see below
Launch vehicle	Atlas 2AS #114

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

Transfered to NSS on 30 Nov 1998

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L:	Apr 1998	55.5°W
May 1998	Sep 2013	40.5°W
Oct 2013	Sep 2018	47.5°W

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End of life

Out of service	Oct 2018
Cause	moved to the junk orbit

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External resources

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

EIRP coverage at 40.5°W (dBW)
Specifications
C-band
Ku-band

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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