Thor 6

 2009-058B

---

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting's Thor 6 will go to 1W. The satellite is a Thales Alenia Space Spacebus 4000B2 and will replace Thor 3.

Launch by Ariane. Mass 3049 kg launch. 2.8 x 1.8 x 2.3, with 29.6m span.

Thor 3 will remain at 1W untile mid 2010. Thor 6 entered service in Dec 2009.

Intelsat obtained 10 transponders on Thor 6, which it marketed as Intelsat 1W, proving cable ant DTH video in Europe.

Thor 6
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2009 Oct 29	2000	Launch by Ariane 5ECA	CSG ELA3
		T+2:14 EAP sep
		T+3:02 Fairing sep
		T+8:45 EPC burnout
		T+8:51 EPC sep
		T+8:55 ESC A on
		T+24:36 ESC-A burnout
		T+26:30 NSS 12 sep
		T+28:56 Sylda sep
		T+31:07 Thor 6 sep
2009 Oct 29			244 x 35795 x 6.0
2009 Nov 2			632.06 244 x 35792 x 6.0
2009 Nov 4			1430.39 35569 x 35780 x 0.1 GEO 1.4W+1.4E/d
2009 Nov 19			1436.13 35772 x 35802 x 0.1 GEO 0.6W