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INTELSAT II F-3

Success US Air Force, Thor Delta E1

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The Intelsat II series of satellites, first launched in 1966, marked the third generation of communications satellites developed by Hughes.

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Rocket and boosterThor Delta E1
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Thor Delta E1

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MissionCommunications · GSO

Communications · GSO

What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
INTELSAT 2-F3 1967-026A Payload 35674 × 35831 km · 4.4° Globe
DELTA 1 R/B(1) 1967-026B Rocket body re-entered 1967-07-07
DELTA 1 R/B(2) 1967-026C Rocket body re-entered 2025-06-21

COSPAR ID 1967-026. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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