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INTELSAT 6B (PAS 6B)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 24.2 hours, on an orbit tilted 12.6° from the equator, between 36,062 and 36,156 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About INTELSAT 6B (PAS 6B)

INTELSAT 6B (PAS 6B) is a satellite from the United States, launched on Dec 22, 1998 from French Guiana.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 111°W, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Intelsat 6B · satellite providing television and communication services for Intelsat

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 23 days its lowest point went from 36,017 km to 36,019 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
36,00036,05036,10036,15036,200Nov 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.