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INTELSAT 2-F1, 2514

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 2-F1, 2514 is a payload satellite owned by INTELSAT (US) in HEO that was launched on Wed, 26 Oct 1966 UTC via a THOR DELTA E1 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

2514, 1966-096A

Orbit

HEO

Country

US / ITSO

Related business

SES S.A. (LU)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

HS-303, SVM-1

Mass

162 kg wet, 64 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-10-26 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR DELTA E1

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 2-F1
1 02514U 66096A   26073.96110357 -.00000310  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 02514  17.6075  72.7832 6395560 148.9669 273.5827  2.00376478 92929

Epoch: 2026-03-14T23:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-14T23:03:59.348Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-85.71891°

Altitude

28,292.579 km

Speed

2.828 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 51m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

17:09:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

37,201.335 km

Perigee altitude

3,202.481 km

Semi-major axis

26,580.045 km

Eccentricity

0.63956

Inclination

17.6075°

RAAN

72.7832°

Arg. of periapsis

148.9669°

True anomaly

211.11857°

Mean anomaly

273.5827°

Eccentric anomaly

241.40767°

Mean motion

0.50085 °/min

Orbital period

718.77 mins

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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 1966 (1966-10-26 UTC)

DELTA 1 R/B(2) *, 11792

DELTA 1 R/B(1), 2515 (Decayed)

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INTELSAT 2-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.
460 mins	2026-03-15 17:38:24.989Z	128.584° SE	2026-03-16 00:01:24.989Z	146.755° SSE	33.005°	2026-03-16 01:18:24.989Z	100.394° ESE

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INTELSAT 2-F1, 2514

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-14T23:03:59.348Z)

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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 1966 (1966-10-26 UTC)

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