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INTELSAT 2-F1

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

Relays voice, data, internet or broadcast signals between points on Earth.

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Launch

Launch date
October 26, 1966 at 11:05 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta E1 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
INTELSAT II F-1
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
37,199 km
Periapsis
3,205 km
Inclination
17.98°
Orbital period
718.77 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1966-096A
NORAD catalog №
2514
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
1.3535 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational