1997-040A
PAS 6 was launched by Ariane 4 in 1997 as an AOR satellite. The FS-1300 satellite has 36 Ku-band transponders. It will be used for DTH broadcasting to Latin America by the Sky Entertainment Services consortium. Panamsat/Greenwich,CT and Hughes Galaxy/LA merged 1997 May 16 to form a new Panamsat.
The launch vehicle was a dedicated AR44P with Fairing 01. Launch mass was 3420 kg, BOL 2050 kg, dry 1285 kg. Bus is 2.4 x 2.7 x 5.3m, with 27m span.
| PAS 6 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Aug 8 | 0646 | Launch by Ariane 4 | |
| 0647 | T+1:10 PAP sep | ||
| 0649 | T+3:32 St 1 sep | ||
| 0649 | T+3:35 St 2 burn | ||
| 0650 | T+4:37 Fairing 01 sep | ||
| 0651 | T+5:43 St 2 sep | ||
| 0651 | T+5:48 St 3 burn | ||
| 0704 | T+18:45 St 3 cutoff | ||
| 0705 | T+19:39 St 3 sep | ||
| 0705 | T+19:43 St 3 avoidance | ||
| 0709 | T+24:09 end of V98 mission | ||
| 1997 Aug 8 | 630.90 174 x 35802 x 7.0 | ||
| 1997 Aug 9? | LAM-1 | ||
| 1997 Aug 11? | LAM-2 | ||
| 1997 Aug 11 | 1405.58 34582 x 35791 x 0.1 GEO 48.2W+7.8E | ||
| 1997 Aug 14 | 1435.01 35741 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 43.8W+0.2E | ||
| 1997 Oct 23 | 1436.12 35779 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 43.2W | ||
| 1998 Jul 5 | 1436.13 35779 x 35795 x 0.0 GEO 43.2W | ||
| 1999 Oct 15 | 1436.09 35783 x 35789 x 0.1 GEO 43.2W | ||
| 2004 Feb 1 | 1436.13 35777 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 43.2W | ||
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