The satellite was based on the LS-1300 platform and its estimated useful life was 15 years.
[5] The satellite was successfully launched into space on May 17, 1995,[5] at 06:34, using an Ariane 4 vehicle from the Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana.
The Intelsat 706 is equipped with 26 transponders in C band and 10 in Ku band to provide broadcasting, business-to-home services and telecommunications.
It was positioned over the Atlantic Ocean and has the transponder capacity to relay 110,000 telephone calls simultaneously.
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