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INTELSAT 3-F2

NonoperationalCommunicationsGEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
December 19, 1968 at 12:32 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta M →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
INTELSAT III F-2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
39,290 km
Periapsis
38,453 km
Inclination
4.03°
Orbital period
1596.55 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1968-116A
NORAD catalog №
3623
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesIntelsat
Radar cross-section
2.5119 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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