INTELSAT 2-F4, 2969
Orbit data source: Space-Track
INTELSAT 2-F4, 2969 is a payload satellite owned by INTELSAT (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 28 Sep 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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2969 intel report (Beta)
INTELSAT 2-F4 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | GEO |
Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | Hughes |
Mission | Non-operational Civil Communications |
Bus & Motor | HS-303, SVM-1 S/N 3 |
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 12 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 2-F4
1 02969U 67094A 25047.54523995 .00000129 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 02969 2.8360 79.0234 0010933 140.1261 321.4106 1.00227575110449
Epoch: 2025-02-16T13:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-16T13:05:08.731Z)
Latitude | 2.79841° |
Longitude | -162.5427° |
Altitude | 35,762.157 km |
Speed | 3.077 km/s |
True Right ascension | 12h 02m 04s |
True Declination | 2° 47' 44" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -2.78051° |
Longitude | 19.21915° |
Altitude | 35,835.675 km |
Speed | 3.072 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 23h 45m 17s |
Apparent Declination | -8° 45' 03" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 03:58:32 |
Azimuth | 245.548° WSW |
Elevation | 14.056° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 35,846.173 km |
Perigee altitude | 35,753.946 km |
Semi-major axis | 42,178.196 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0010933 |
Inclination | 2.836° |
RAAN | 79.0234° |
Arg. of periapsis | 140.1261° |
True anomaly | 321.33237° |
Mean anomaly | 321.4106° |
Eccentric anomaly | 321.37149° |
Mean motion | 0.25056 °/min |
BSTAR | Unknown |
Orbital period | 1436.78 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #94 in the year 1967 (1967-09-28 UTC)
INTELSAT 2-F4, 2969 |
DELTA 1 R/B(1), 2970 (Decayed) |
DELTA 1 R/B(2) *, 2971 |
DELTA 1 DEB, 2972 (Decayed) |
INTELSAT 2-F4 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. |
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1440 mins | 2025-02-17 01:09:55.106Z | 245.534° WSW | 2025-02-17 12:30:55.106Z | 250.114° W | 17.155° | 2025-02-18 01:09:55.106Z | 245.664° WSW |
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