Intelsat II F-3

Communications satellite. Intelsat II F-3 was launched on March 23, 1967 aboard a Thor Delta E1 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1967-026ANORAD 2717INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT II F-3
Common name: Intelsat II F-3
International designator: 1967-026A
NORAD catalog number: 2717
GCAT identifier: S02717
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.164

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: March 23, 1967 · 01:30 UTC
Launch record: 1967-026Success
Rocket: Thor Delta E1
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,777 km
Apogee: 35,795 km
Inclination: 1.31°
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 Q14771249 (CC0).