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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). 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-F4 details

Identifier	2969, 1967-094A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	9 hours 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 (57 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-F4
1  2969U 67094A   24365.35774630  .00000156  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2  2969   2.7132  79.4301 0012609 138.2981 217.3680  1.00205807111437

Epoch: 2024-12-30T08:35Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-30T08:35:09.28Z)

Latitude	-0.18664°
Longitude	-153.05776°
Altitude	35,846.959 km
Speed	3.071 km/s
True Right ascension	05h 00m 02s
True Declination	0° 11' 11"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	2.09442°
Longitude	-19.20681°
Altitude	35,751.935 km
Speed	3.078 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	13h 34m 02s
Apparent Declination	-3° 42' 60"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	17:07:11
Azimuth	241.601° WSW
Elevation	24.58°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,859.358 km
Perigee altitude	35,752.977 km
Semi-major axis	42,184.305 km
Eccentricity	0.0012609
Inclination	2.7132°
RAAN	79.4301°
Arg. of periapsis	138.2981°
True anomaly	217.28042°
Mean anomaly	217.368°
Eccentric anomaly	217.3242°
Mean motion	0.25051 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1437.1 mins