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INTELSAT 2-F3, 2717

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INTELSAT 2-F3, 2717 is a payload satellite owned by INTELSAT (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 23 Mar 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-F3 details

Identifier	2717, 1967-026A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	17 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)	1967-03-23 (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 17 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 2-F3
1 02717U 67026A   24355.88321321 -.00000047  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 02717   2.7370  70.1577 0020127 209.7522 121.5566  1.00263952118446

Epoch: 2024-12-20T21:11Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T21:11:49.621Z)

Latitude	-1.296°
Longitude	-6.20343°
Altitude	35,833.288 km
Speed	3.071 km/s
True Right ascension	02h 46m 46s
True Declination	-1° 17' 41"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-1.78132°
Longitude	-117.74645°
Altitude	35,704.704 km
Speed	3.081 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	19h 46m 25s
Apparent Declination	-7° 06' 58"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	12:45:53
Azimuth	85.747° E
Elevation	-16.153°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,874.729 km
Perigee altitude	35,704.986 km
Semi-major axis	42,167.995 km
Eccentricity	0.0020127
Inclination	2.737°
RAAN	70.1577°
Arg. of periapsis	209.7522°
True anomaly	121.75287°
Mean anomaly	121.5566°
Eccentric anomaly	121.65476°
Mean motion	0.25065 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.26 mins