Geostationary
ABS-6
Pacific / Oceania Communications · Asia Broadcast Satellite
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A long-serving Asia Broadcast Satellite spacecraft at the 159°E position serving Oceania and the Pacific. ABS-6 fills coverage gaps across the Pacific region where the major global operators have less concentrated fleet presence — serving Pacific Island nations, maritime users, and island communities separated by thousands of miles of ocean that no terrestrial infrastructure will ever cross.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,239–22,245 mi (35,790–35,800 km)
- Inclination
- 0.0°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 25924
- Int’l designator
- 1999-053A
- Launched
- 1999
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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