Panamsat 6B

 1998-075A

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PAS 6B is an HS-601HP satellite for an AOR satellite providing Sky's DTH transmissions for S America from 43W. Launch by Ariane in 1998. It supplemented PAS 6, a Loral satellite which had problems with solar arrays. Mass is 3594 kg launch, 2134 kg BOL. Size is 3.4 x 2.8 x 6.0m with 26.2m span. PAS 6B developed trouble with its XIPS engine in June 2003.

PAS 6B
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1998 Dec 22	0108	Launch by Ariane 42L
		T+2:22 PAL sep
		T+3:14 Stage 1 sep
		T+4:07 Fairing sep
		T+5:27 Stage 2 sep
		T+5:32 Stage 3 burn
	0126	T+18:43 Stage 3 MECO
	0128	T+20:40 Sep from H-10	228 x 35717 x 7.0
1998 Dec 22			630.28 221 x 35724 x 7.0
1998 Dec 24	0046?	LAM-1
1998 Dec 24			634.16 424 x 35720 x 7.0
1998 Dec 25	1900?	LAM-2
1998 Dec 26			781.59 7689 x 35768 x 3.3
1998 Dec 29	0100?	LAM-3
1998 Dec 30			1197.66 26182 x 35777 x 0.6
1998 Dec 30	1650?	LAM-4
1998 Dec 30			1365.49 32995 x 35790 x 0.2
1999 Dec 31?		LAM-4
1999 Jan 1?		LAM-5
1999 Jan 3			1436.44 35783 x 35802 x 0.1 GEO 46.5W+0.1W
1999 Feb 2			1436.07 35777 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 46.0W
1999 Feb		mv out
1999 Mar 10			1436.15 35780 x 35794 x 0.0 GEO 43.1W
1999 Nov 7			1436.16 35782 x 35793 x 0.1 GEO 43.2W
2002 Jul 11			1436.07 35781 x 35790 x 0.0 GEO 43.2W
2003 Jul 3			1436.14 35776 x 35798 x 0.1 GEO 43.3W
2006 Aug 1			1436.11 35776 x 35796 x 0.0 GEO 43.1W
2008 Mar 1			1436.15 35777 x 35797 x 0.0 GEO 43.1W