23571 - INTELSAT 706 (IS-706)

Intelsat 706 was a geostationary communications spacecraft of the Intelsat consortium and was launched from the Kourou Space Center in French Guiana by an Ariane rocket. It will be parked over the Atlantic ocean and has the capability to relay 110,000 telephone calls simultaneously.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1995-05-17
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Mass: 4180.0 kg