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INTELSAT 2-F2, 2639

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 2-F2, 2639 is a payload satellite owned by INTELSAT (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 11 Jan 1967 UTC via a THOR DELTA E1 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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	2639, 1967-001A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	5 hours ago
Origin	INTELSAT (ITSO)
Manufacturer	Hughes
Mission	Non-operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor	HS-303, SVM-1
Mass	163 kg wet, ~65 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1967-01-11 (58 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 5 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 2-F2
1  2639U 67001A   25084.83419262  .00000148  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2  2639   2.0999  81.7822 0007013 201.6719 242.5686  1.00163412114766

Epoch: 2025-03-25T20:01Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-25T20:01:14.242Z)

Latitude	2.08484°
Longitude	42.11459°
Altitude	35,829.896 km
Speed	3.073 km/s
True Right ascension	11h 03m 49s
True Declination	2° 04' 58"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	0.67036°
Longitude	119.95995°
Altitude	35,793.735 km
Speed	3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	16h 28m 19s
Apparent Declination	-4° 24' 47"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	06:26:27
Azimuth	44.642° NE
Elevation	-45.621°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,847.663 km
Perigee altitude	35,788.479 km
Semi-major axis	42,196.208 km
Eccentricity	0.0007013
Inclination	2.0999°
RAAN	81.7822°
Arg. of periapsis	201.6719°
True anomaly	242.4973°
Mean anomaly	242.5686°
Eccentric anomaly	242.53295°
Mean motion	0.2504 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1437.7 mins