Intelsat II F-1

Communications satellite. Intelsat II F-1 was launched on October 26, 1966 aboard a Thor Delta E1 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1966-096ANORAD 2514INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT II F-1
Common name: Intelsat II F-1
International designator: 1966-096A
NORAD catalog number: 2514
GCAT identifier: S02514
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.153

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: Int2
Owner: INTELSAT
Country: INTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-303

Launch

Date: October 26, 1966 · 23:05 UTC
Launch record: 1966-096Success
Rocket: Thor Delta E1
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GTO
Perigee: 3,171 km
Apogee: 37,176 km
Inclination: 16.90°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: 1967
End of operations: 1967

Size

Mass: 74 kg
Dry mass: 64 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 162 kg
Length: 1.3 m
Diameter: 1.40 m
Span: 1.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14771255 (CC0).