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HS 393
Intelsat 6 F-3
Intelsat 6 F-3
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American communications satellite. Domestic communication. Launching states: Japan, France, USA. At the time, these were the largest commercial spacecraft ever built.

Status: Operational 1989. First Launch: 1989-03-06. Last Launch: 1991-10-29. Number: 7 . Gross mass: 4,330 kg (9,540 lb). Height: 11.80 m (38.70 ft).

The series were also the first commercial satellites to employ Satellite Switched/Time Division Multiple Access (SS/TDMA) techniques. Spin stabilized with despun antenna. Hydrazine propulsion system. Passive thermal control. Telescoping dual-cylinder structure with deployed antennas. Body mounted solar cells generate 2250 W (EOL). Solar drums are each about 6m tall. 38 (plus 12 backup) C-Band and 10 (plus 4 backup) Ku-Band transponders.120,000 telephone calls and 3 color TV broadcasts simultaneously.


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JCSat 1, 2 Communication satellite built by Hughes for JSAT Corporation, Japan. Launched 1989 - 1990. Used the HS-393 bus.

SBS 6 Communication satellite built by Hughes for Satellite Business Systems (SBS) =>, USA. Launched 1990. Used an HS-393 bus.

Family: Communications, Geosynchronous orbit. Country: USA. Engines: R-4D. Launch Vehicles: Titan, Ariane, Ariane 44LP, Ariane 44L, Commercial Titan 3. Projects: Intelsat, JCSAT. Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral LC40, Kourou, Kourou ELA2. Agency: Hughes. Bibliography: 2, 279, 6, 12563, 12564.
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SBS 6SBS 6
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1989 March 6 - . 23:29 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP.
1989 October 27 - . 23:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L.
1990 January 1 - . 00:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC40. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Commercial Titan 3.
1990 March 14 - . 11:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC40. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Commercial Titan 3. FAILURE: Second stage failed to separate due to a wiring error in the stage separation electronics, stranding the payload in low earth orbit.. Failed Stage: 2.
1990 June 23 - . 11:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC40. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Commercial Titan 3.
1991 August 14 - . 23:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L.
1991 October 29 - . 23:08 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44L.

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