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INTELSAT 2-F3

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEONORAD 2717

INTELSAT 2-F3 is a Intelsat communications satellite, launched on March 23, 1967 into GEO.

Launch

Launch date
March 23, 1967 at 01:30 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
INTELSAT II F-3

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,836 km
Periapsis
35,693 km
Inclination
4.07°
Orbital period
1434.98 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Intelsat
Launch mass
163 kg
Dimensions
Ø1.4 × 1.3 m

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1967-026A
NORAD catalog №
2717
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
3.5481 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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