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 spacecraft
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
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago
TLE from 23 hours ago
0 INTELSAT 2-F4
1 02969U 67094A 25341.54072956 .00000120 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 02969 3.5887 76.2017 0013476 147.5400 262.3238 1.00350874113395Epoch: 2025-12-07T12:58Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-07T12:58:39.033Z)
Latitude
2.75516°
Longitude
-145.36165°
Altitude
35,771.561 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 23m 24s
True Declination
2° 45' 09"
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
09:45:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,822.296 km
Perigee altitude
35,708.71 km
Semi-major axis
42,143.64 km
Eccentricity
0.00135
Inclination
3.5887°
RAAN
76.2017°
Arg. of periapsis
147.54°
True anomaly
262.17079°
Mean anomaly
262.3238°
Eccentric anomaly
262.24729°
Mean motion
0.25087 °/min
Orbital period
1,435.02 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 | 2025-12-08 11:35:45.174Z | 233.961° WSW | 2025-12-08 15:46:45.174Z | 235.245° WSW | 27.58° | 2025-12-09 11:35:45.174Z | 233.732° WSW |
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