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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

1 day ago

Origin

Intelsat (Unknown / ITSO)

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, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

2.199 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 INTELSAT 2-F1
1  2514U 66096A   25199.60037761 -.00000356  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2  2514  17.1596 119.3688 6355248  64.3570 346.6375  2.00528671306966

Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T14:24:32.625Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

-33.46703°

Altitude

6,055.671 km

Speed

7.008 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 57m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

17.16994°

Longitude

51.4575°

Altitude

3,567.589 km

Speed

8.072 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 19m 52s

Apparent Declination

-4° 42' 52"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:44:31

Azimuth

34.005° NE

Elevation

-49.958°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

37,072.165 km

Perigee altitude

3,304.723 km

Semi-major axis

26,566.581 km

Eccentricity

0.63552

Inclination

17.1596°

RAAN

119.3688°

Arg. of periapsis

64.357°

True anomaly

295.10071°

Mean anomaly

346.6375°

Eccentric anomaly

326.58489°

Mean motion

0.50123 °/min

Orbital period

718.23 mins

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

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

DELTA 1 R/B(2) *, 11792

INTELSAT 2-F1 Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
128 mins	2025-07-20 02:50:22.191Z	245.593° WSW	2025-07-20 03:07:22.191Z	176.597° S	32.814°	2025-07-20 04:58:22.191Z	120.303° SE
437 mins	2025-07-20 06:13:22.191Z	124.61° SE	2025-07-20 11:10:22.191Z	151.686° SSE	17.959°	2025-07-20 13:30:22.191Z	139.334° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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Check out INTELSAT 2-F1, 2514 on other resources

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