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INTELSAT 1-F1
Nonoperational
Communications
GEO
Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.
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Launch
Launch date
April 6, 1965 at 11:47 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta D →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Early Bird
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,835 km
Periapsis
35,787 km
Inclination
7.15°
Orbital period
1437.35 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1965-028A
NORAD catalog №
1317
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Intelsat
Radar cross-section
0.7943 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational