INTELSAT 2-F3, 2717
Orbit data source: Space-Track
INTELSAT 2-F3, 2717 is a payload satellite owned by INTELSAT (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 23 Mar 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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INTELSAT 2-F3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Hughes |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Communications |
| Bus & Motor | HS-303, SVM-1 |
| Mass | 163 kg wet, ~65 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 15 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 2-F3
1 02717U 67026A 24285.33210160 -.00000032 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 02717 2.5610 70.0088 0018527 204.3176 221.9716 1.00257159117740Epoch: 2024-10-11T07:58Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-11T07:58:13.578Z)
| Latitude | 2.32628° |
| Longitude | -3.85661° |
| Altitude | 35,847.823 km |
| Speed | 3.07 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 09h 04m 24s |
| True Declination | 2° 19' 26" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -2.26177° |
| Longitude | -132.15694° |
| Altitude | 35,795.106 km |
| Speed | 3.074 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 56m 36s |
| Apparent Declination | -7° 31' 36" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:44:42 |
| Azimuth | 84.197° E |
| Elevation | -18.584° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 35,869.891 km |
| Perigee | 35,713.635 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,169.9 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0018527 |
| Inclination | 2.561° |
| RAAN | 70.0088° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 204.3176° |
| True anomaly | 221.82986° |
| Mean anomaly | 221.9716° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 221.90071° |
| Mean motion | 0.25063 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 1436.36 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 1967 (1967-03-23 UTC)
| INTELSAT 2-F3, 2717 |
| DELTA 1 R/B(1), 2719 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 1 R/B(2), 11984 |
INTELSAT 2-F3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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