Intelsat III F-2

Geostationary communications satellite. Intelsat III F-2 was launched on December 19, 1968 aboard a Thor Delta M from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jul 18, 2001).

COSPAR 1968-116ANORAD 3623INTELSAT (intergovernmental)

Identity

Name in GCAT: INTELSAT III F-2
Common name: Intelsat III F-2
International designator: 1968-116A
NORAD catalog number: 3623
GCAT identifier: S03623
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.201

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: Int3
Owner: INTELSAT
Country: INTELSAT (intergovernmental)
Builder: TRW Inc.
Platform (bus): INTELSAT 3

Launch

Date: December 19, 1968 · 00:32 UTC
Launch record: 1968-116Success
Rocket: Thor Delta M
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/S
Perigee: 35,771 km
Apogee: 35,801 km
Inclination: 0.32°
Status: Renamed
Status date: July 18, 2001
Last known active: May 1977
End of operations: May 1977

Size

Mass: 135 kg
Dry mass: 113 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 294 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 1.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14771245 (CC0).