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INTELSAT 709 (IS-709)

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
June 15, 1996 at 06:55 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 44P →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
INTELSAT 709
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,171 km
Periapsis
36,019 km
Inclination
10.73°
Orbital period
1451.88 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1996-035A
NORAD catalog №
23915
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
23.1318 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational