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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). 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

2717, 1967-026A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Intelsat (Unknown / 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 9 hours ago

0 INTELSAT 2-F3
1 02717U 67026A   25183.92205638 -.00000055  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 02717   3.2156  69.8513 0016641 215.5230 320.2856  1.00275928120399

Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T22:07:45.671Z)

Latitude

0.22947°

Longitude

-7.58098°

Altitude

35,730.708 km

Speed

3.079 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 22m 13s

True Declination

0° 13' 45"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-2.32857°

Longitude

130.4143°

Altitude

35,795.175 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 00m 04s

Apparent Declination

-7° 38' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:02:38

Azimuth

86.681° E

Elevation

-15.894°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,856.665 km

Perigee altitude

35,716.333 km

Semi-major axis

42,164.636 km

Eccentricity

0.00166

Inclination

3.2156°

RAAN

69.8513°

Arg. of periapsis

215.523°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

320.2856°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.09 mins

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 1967 (1967-03-23 UTC)

DELTA 1 R/B(1), 2719 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 R/B(2), 11984 (Decayed)

INTELSAT 2-F3 Visibility

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