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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
Last TLE update
18 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Non-operational Civil Communications
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
Cyl, 1.4 m
Radar Cross Section
2.199 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 2-F1
1 02514U 66096A   25181.65049723 -.00000373  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 02514  17.1644 122.7507 6350777  58.1265 348.2966  2.00539831 87760
Epoch: 2025-06-30T15:36Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T15:36:42.96Z)
Latitude
0.00007°
Longitude
-30.48276°
Altitude
5,516.224 km
Speed
7.212 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 10m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-13.57725°
Longitude
-159.20427°
Altitude
36,657.425 km
Speed
1.876 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 54m 37s
Apparent Declination
-20° 20' 20"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:55:46
Azimuth
136.458° SSE
Elevation
16.741°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
37,058.668 km
Perigee altitude
3,316.24 km
Semi-major axis
26,565.591 km
Eccentricity
0.63508
Inclination
17.1644°
RAAN
122.7507°
Arg. of periapsis
58.1265°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
348.2966°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.50126 °/min
Orbital period
718.19 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 1966 (1966-10-26 UTC)

INTELSAT 2-F1 Visibility forecast

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326 mins2025-07-01 09:17:31.203Z136.469° SSE2025-07-01 12:00:31.203Z152.866° SSE19.049°2025-07-01 14:43:31.203Z142.141° SSE
316 mins2025-07-02 04:01:31.203Z241.841° WSW2025-07-02 04:17:31.203Z177.2° S33.702°2025-07-02 09:17:31.203Z136.789° SSE
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