Success
INTELSAT 906
Communications
Lockheed Martin(LMT)Commercial
Ariane 44L
GTOorbit
Intelsat 906 (or IS-906) is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat.
Friday, September 6, 2002 at 6:44 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,552
LMT Mission
#63
Pad Launch
#117
Location Launch
#164
Designator
2002-041
Launch Window
NET
Sep 6, 2002, 6:44 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Ariane 44L Specs
The Ariane 4 was an expendable space launch system, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was manufactured by ArianeGroup and marketed by Arianespace. Since its first flight on 15 June 1988 until the final flight on 15 February 2003, it attained 113 successful launches out of 116 total launches.
Length
58.7 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
484 t
Thrust
5,395 kN
LEO Capacity
10,200 kg
GTO Capacity
4,950 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1989
Fastest Turnaround
18d 21h
Total Launches
40
Successful
39
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
37
Maiden flight: Jun 5, 1989
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.
Founded
1953
Total Launches
80
Successful
77
Failed
3
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
38
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Sep 6, 2002, 3:44 AM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903