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
Orbit
Country
Unknown / ITSORelated business
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
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 0.7 m
Radar Cross Section
2.199 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 2-F4
1 02969U 67094A 25258.62357612 .00000112 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 02969 3.3728 77.0182 0013174 134.4369 204.6407 1.00313671112551Epoch: 2025-09-15T14:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T14:57:56.976Z)
Latitude
-1.22714°
Longitude
-163.25344°
Altitude
35,824.934 km
Speed
3.071 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 44m 14s
True Declination
-1° 13' 33"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
22:16:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,831.456 km
Perigee altitude
35,720.388 km
Semi-major axis
42,154.059 km
Eccentricity
0.00132
Inclination
3.3728°
RAAN
77.0182°
Arg. of periapsis
134.4369°
True anomaly
204.57785°
Mean anomaly
204.6407°
Eccentric anomaly
204.60927°
Mean motion
0.25077 °/min
Orbital period
1,435.55 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #94 in the year 1967 (1967-09-28 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-09-16 05:35:17.894Z | 247.245° WSW | 2025-09-16 22:37:17.894Z | 250.829° W | 17.222° | 2025-09-17 05:35:17.894Z | 247.078° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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