Intelsat II F-2

Communications satellite. Intelsat II F-2 was launched on January 11, 1967 aboard a Thor Delta E1 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1967-001ANORAD 2639INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT II F-2
Common name: Intelsat II F-2
International designator: 1967-001A
NORAD catalog number: 2639
GCAT identifier: S02639
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.158

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: January 11, 1967 · 10:55 UTC
Launch record: 1967-001Success
Rocket: Thor Delta E1
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,783 km
Apogee: 35,794 km
Inclination: 1.69°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: May 1977
End of operations: May 1977

Size

Mass: 75 kg
Dry mass: 65 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 163 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 Q14771253 (CC0).