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INTELSAT 1-F1, 1317

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 1-F1, 1317 is a payload satellite owned by INTELSAT (US) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Apr 1965 UTC via a THOR DELTA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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INTELSAT 1-F1 details

Identifier	1317, 1965-028A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	9 hours ago
Origin	INTELSAT (US / ITSO)
Manufacturer	Hughes
Mission	Non-operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor	HS-303A, STARFINDER
Mass	68 kg wet, 30 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1965-04-06 (60 years ago)
Launch vehicle	THOR DELTA D
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl, 0.72 m
Radar Cross Section	0.543 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 1-F1
1  1317U 65028A   24361.08653786 -.00000246  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2  1317   5.8428  69.0368 0006771 146.9083 198.9119  1.00343000121783

Epoch: 2024-12-26T02:04Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T02:04:36.871Z)

Latitude	-1.41839°
Longitude	-71.32567°
Altitude	35,793.343 km
Speed	3.073 km/s
True Right ascension	03h 39m 35s
True Declination	-1° 25' 01"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	5.23958°
Longitude	59.31803°
Altitude	35,741.183 km
Speed	3.077 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	12h 38m 40s
Apparent Declination	0° 20' 40"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	10:06:28
Azimuth	129.6° SE
Elevation	36.877°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,796.234 km
Perigee altitude	35,739.16 km
Semi-major axis	42,145.834 km
Eccentricity	0.0006771
Inclination	5.8428°
RAAN	69.0368°
Arg. of periapsis	146.9083°
True anomaly	198.88677°
Mean anomaly	198.9119°
Eccentric anomaly	198.89933°
Mean motion	0.25085 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1435.13 mins