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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

11 hours ago

Origin

Intelsat (US / ITSO)

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 11 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 1-F1
1 01317U 65028A   25129.31130436 -.00000274  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 01317   6.1738  67.7623 0004605 132.9621  89.4054  1.00291396123129

Epoch: 2025-05-09T07:28Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T07:28:16.696Z)

Latitude

-4.16163°

Longitude

-49.41818°

Altitude

35,780.987 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 20m 04s

True Declination

-4° 09' 27"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

2.58796°

Longitude

112.93977°

Altitude

35,786.511 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 32m 59s

Apparent Declination

-3° 08' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:26:51

Azimuth

111.593° ESE

Elevation

19.266°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,801.565 km

Perigee altitude

35,762.736 km

Semi-major axis

42,160.288 km

Eccentricity

0.0004605

Inclination

6.1738°

RAAN

67.7623°

Arg. of periapsis

132.9621°

True anomaly

89.45817°

Mean anomaly

89.4054°

Eccentric anomaly

89.43178°

Mean motion

0.25072 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1435.87 mins

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INTELSAT 1-F1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2025-05-09 18:16:05.194Z	111.608° ESE	2025-05-09 22:22:05.194Z	108.573° ESE	20.337°	2025-05-10 18:16:05.194Z	111.473° ESE

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