Intelsat 602

Overview

Intelsat 602

mission type	Communication
operator	Intelsat
cospar id	1989-087A‡R1R‡
satcat	20315‡R1R‡
mission duration	13 years (planned) 23 years (achieved)
spacecraft bus	HS-389
manufacturer	Hughes
launch mass	4215 kg
launch date	27 October 1989, 23:05:00 UTC
launch rocket	Ariane 44L V34
launch site	Kourou ELA-2
launch contractor	Arianespace
disposal type	Decommissioned
deactivated	July 2012
orbit epoch	27 November 1989
orbit reference	Geocentric
orbit regime	Geostationary
orbit periapsis	35726 km
orbit apoapsis	35849 km
orbit inclination	0.1 degrees
orbit period	1436.14 minutes
orbit longitude	37° W (first position)
apsis	gee
programme	Intelsat VI
previous mission	Intelsat VI F-1
next mission	Intelsat VI F-3

Intelsat 602, also known as IS-602 and previously named Intelsat VI F-2, is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1989, it was the first of five Intelsat VI satellites to be launched. The Intelsat VI series was constructed by Hughes Aircraft, based on the HS-389 satellite bus. Intelsat 602 was decommissioned in July 2012.

Intelsat 602 was launched at 23:05:00 UTC on 27 October 1989, atop an Ariane 4 44L carrier rocket, flight number V34.[2] The launch took place from ELA-2 at Kourou,[3] and placed Intelsat 602 into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. The satellite raised itself into its final geostationary orbit using two liquid-fuelled R-4D-12 engines,[4] with the satellite arriving in geostationary orbit on 31 October 1989.[5]

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