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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

2 days ago

Origin

Intelsat (US / 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 2 days ago

0 INTELSAT 2-F4
1  2969U 67094A   25124.51989051  .00000094  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2  2969   3.0355  78.3015 0009865 131.5335  29.7819  1.00259667112698

Epoch: 2025-05-04T12:28Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-04T12:28:38.54Z)

Latitude

0.96009°

Longitude

-170.09984°

Altitude

35,753.112 km

Speed

3.077 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 58m 49s

True Declination

0° 57' 33"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

2.27491°

Longitude

77.16735°

Altitude

35,783.866 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 02m 33s

Apparent Declination

-3° 24' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:49:03

Azimuth

255.36° W

Elevation

11.727°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,832.658 km

Perigee altitude

35,749.458 km

Semi-major axis

42,169.195 km

Eccentricity

0.0009865

Inclination

3.0355°

RAAN

78.3015°

Arg. of periapsis

131.5335°

True anomaly

29.83811°

Mean anomaly

29.7819°

Eccentric anomaly

29.81°

Mean motion

0.25064 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1436.32 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

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.
539 mins	2025-05-06 04:52:18.342Z	255.345° W	2025-05-06 07:52:18.342Z	255.875° W	12.018°	2025-05-06 13:51:18.342Z	253.237° W
199 mins	2025-05-07 01:33:18.342Z	253.537° W	2025-05-07 04:52:18.342Z	255.402° W	11.474°	2025-05-07 04:52:18.342Z	255.402° W

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