Intelsat 706

Also called IS-706, S2401

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General

Designation	23571 / 95023A
Launch date	17 May 1995
Country of origin	International
Mission	Telecommunications
Geostationary orbit	53°W
Launch vehicle	Ariane V73

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Location

Begin	End	Position
L: 17 May 1995	Jun 1995	56°W
Jul 1995	Sep 2004	53°W
Oct 2004	Apr 2009	50.25°E
Apr 2009	Jul 2010	54.85°E
Aug 2010	Oct 2011	72.1°E
Oct 2011	Aug 2012	72.1°E, inclined
Feb 2013	Nov 2014	157°E, inclined

Operational in mid-July 1995.
Technical problems (with the power system?) will lead to an early replacement of the satellite.

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End of life

Out of service	Nov 2014
Cause	Moved to the junk orbit

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Technical data

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Lyngsat transponder loading

Specifications
C-band
Ku-band
Transponder frequency plan

TT&C: downlink: 3947.5 MHz, 3948.0 MHz , 3952.5 MHz, and 3952.0 MHz
uplink: 6173.7 MHz and 6176.3 MHz

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EIRP coverage(dBW)

C-band
C-band spot
Ku-band spot 1
Ku-band spot 2
Ku-band spot 3

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