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INTELSAT 1-F1, 1317

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 1-F1, 1317 is a payload satellite owned by INTELSAT (US) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Apr 1965 UTC via a THOR DELTA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
1317, 1965-028A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Non-operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
HS-303A, STARFINDER
Mass
68 kg wet, 30 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1965-04-06 (60 years ago)
Launch vehicle
THOR DELTA D
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 0.72 m
Radar Cross Section
0.543 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 INTELSAT 1-F1
1 01317U 65028A   25132.15649941 -.00000268  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 01317   6.1809  67.7368 0004654 132.8129  36.8484  1.00290304123154
Epoch: 2025-05-12T03:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-12T03:45:21.549Z)
Latitude
1.08375°
Longitude
-49.02774°
Altitude
35,764.974 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 49m 56s
True Declination
1° 04' 58"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-4.69913°
Longitude
10.45754°
Altitude
35,783.922 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 11m 29s
Apparent Declination
-10° 47' 03"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:04:01
Azimuth
116.966° SE
Elevation
13.604°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,802.078 km
Perigee altitude
35,762.835 km
Semi-major axis
42,160.594 km
Eccentricity
0.0004654
Inclination
6.1809°
RAAN
67.7368°
Arg. of periapsis
132.8129°
True anomaly
36.8804°
Mean anomaly
36.8484°
Eccentric anomaly
36.8644°
Mean motion
0.25072 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1435.88 mins
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1440 mins2025-05-13 07:39:13.194Z116.98° SE2025-05-13 22:08:13.194Z108.349° ESE20.181°2025-05-14 07:39:13.194Z116.986° SE
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