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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). 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
2969, 1967-094A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
16 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)
1967-09-28 (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 16 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 2-F4
1 02969U 67094A   25191.59944691  .00000116  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 02969   3.2050  77.7192 0011341 128.3674 128.5480  1.00285913111888
Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T14:23:12.213Z)
Latitude
-3.14944°
Longitude
-169.84212°
Altitude
35,812.221 km
Speed
3.073 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 18m 53s
True Declination
-3° 08' 47"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
2.3752°
Longitude
65.59144°
Altitude
35,734.331 km
Speed
3.078 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 35m 20s
Apparent Declination
-3° 18' 40"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:19:29
Azimuth
255.03° W
Elevation
12.225°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,831.516 km
Perigee altitude
35,735.885 km
Semi-major axis
42,161.837 km
Eccentricity
0.00113
Inclination
3.205°
RAAN
77.7192°
Arg. of periapsis
128.3674°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
128.548°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25071 °/min
Orbital period
1,435.95 mins
BSTAR
0
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234 mins2025-07-11 06:02:20.318Z255.016° W2025-07-11 06:02:20.318Z255.016° W11.949°2025-07-11 09:56:20.318Z252.621° W
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