Spacecraft information: INTELSAT 1-F1

Launch Details
Launched 5 April 1965
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA
Owner International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT)
NORAD ID 1317
COSPAR ID 1965-028A
Alternative names EARLY BIRD
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 7.263°
Eccentricity 0.00076
RA ascending node 4.217 hr
Argument perigee 142.010°
Mean anomaly 53.897°
Orbital period 1437.127 min
Epoch of osculation 01 Aug 2026, 05:45

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35781.8 km
Mean Altitude 35813.9 km
Peak Altitude 35846.0 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B(2)

Orbital History

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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