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INTELSAT 2-F2, 2639

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 2-F2, 2639 is a payload satellite owned by INTELSAT (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 11 Jan 1967 UTC via a THOR DELTA E1 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 2-F2 details

Identifier	2639, 1967-001A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	10 hours ago
Origin	INTELSAT (US / ITSO)
Manufacturer	Hughes
Mission	Non-operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor	HS-303, SVM-1
Mass	163 kg wet, ~65 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1967-01-11 (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 10 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 2-F2
1 02639U 67001A   24356.86507722 -.00000132  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 02639   1.8566  82.6019 0009008 184.0930 219.6236  1.00143624113810

Epoch: 2024-12-21T20:45Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T20:45:42.671Z)

Latitude	1.29902°
Longitude	83.90237°
Altitude	35,851.316 km
Speed	3.071 km/s
True Right ascension	08h 24m 57s
True Declination	1° 17' 52"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-0.32052°
Longitude	-130.40503°
Altitude	35,784.107 km
Speed	3.076 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	18h 04m 01s
Apparent Declination	-5° 14' 04"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	05:32:03
Azimuth	346.176° N
Elevation	-54.578°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,861.645 km
Perigee altitude	35,785.614 km
Semi-major axis	42,201.766 km
Eccentricity	0.0009008
Inclination	1.8566°
RAAN	82.6019°
Arg. of periapsis	184.093°
True anomaly	219.55783°
Mean anomaly	219.6236°
Eccentric anomaly	219.59071°
Mean motion	0.25035 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1437.99 mins