Intelsat-2 1

INTELSAT / US

Spacecraft n°:

INTELSAT spacecraft n°: 2

Also called: Intelsat II F-1 & Blue Bird

Launch data:

Designation: 02514 / 66096A
Launch date 26 Oct 1966 - 23:05 UT
Launch site:CC, LC-17B
Launch vehicle: Delta-E1 (#464/D42)
Mission:Communications
Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee 3424 x 37531 km
Eccentricity 
Inclination 17.2 deg
Period 730 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufactor Hughes
Platform HS-303A
Operator Intelsat
Mass at launch  162 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment 
Solar array 
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  
Design lifetime  

End of life

Out of service 26 Oct 1966
CauseFailed to achieve geosynchronous orbit due to short burn of apogee engine

Ref: #7, #98 - update: 11.12.05