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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

8 hours ago

Origin

Intelsat (Unknown / ITSO)

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 8 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 2-F4
1 02969U 67094A   25195.52564262  .00000114  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 02969   3.2148  77.6802 0011427 128.3776 106.0885  1.00287508111928

Epoch: 2025-07-14T12:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T12:36:55.522Z)

Latitude

-2.64317°

Longitude

-169.63028°

Altitude

35,795.412 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 48m 56s

True Declination

-2° 38' 26"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.33107°

Longitude

-50.16552°

Altitude

35,815.194 km

Speed

3.072 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 21m 35s

Apparent Declination

-6° 06' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:05:26

Azimuth

252.871° W

Elevation

10.4°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,831.431 km

Perigee altitude

35,735.076 km

Semi-major axis

42,161.39 km

Eccentricity

0.00114

Inclination

3.2148°

RAAN

77.6802°

Arg. of periapsis

128.3776°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

106.0885°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25071 °/min

Orbital period

1,435.92 mins

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Other satellites on launch #94 in the year 1967 (1967-09-28 UTC)

DELTA 1 R/B(1), 2970 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 R/B(2) *, 2971

DELTA 1 DEB, 2972 (Decayed)

INTELSAT 2-F4 Visibility forecast

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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.
803 mins	2025-07-14 20:34:04.473Z	252.857° W	2025-07-15 03:17:04.473Z	255.625° W	12.566°	2025-07-15 09:57:04.473Z	252.283° W
33 mins	2025-07-15 20:01:04.473Z	252.489° W	2025-07-15 20:34:04.473Z	252.863° W	10.304°	2025-07-15 20:34:04.473Z	252.863° W

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