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 6.334°
Eccentricity 0.00068
RA ascending node 4.475 hr
Argument perigee 129.004°
Mean anomaly 67.079°
Orbital period 1436.179 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Jul 2025, 01:10

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 35766.6 km
Mean Altitude 35795.3 km
Peak Altitude 35824.1 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

DELTA 1 R/B(2)

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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