Intelsat II F-2

Intelsat II F-2
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Communications
Operator	Intelsat
COSPAR ID	1967-001A
SATCAT №	2639
Mission duration	3 years

Spacecraft type	Intelsat II
Bus	HS-303A
Manufacturer	Hughes
Launch mass	162 kilograms (357 lb)
BOL mass	86 kilograms (190 lb)
Power	85 watts

Start of mission
Launch date	January 11, 1967, 10:55:00 (1967-01-11UTC10:55Z) UTC^[1]
Rocket	Delta E1
Launch site	Cape Canaveral LC-17B

End of mission
Deactivated	c.1969 (1970)^[2]

Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Geosynchronous
Longitude	174° east^[2]
Perigee	35,748 kilometers (22,213 mi)
Apogee	35,845 kilometers (22,273 mi)
Inclination	6.80 degrees
Period	23.93 hours
Epoch	February 4, 2014, 11:35:30 UTC^[3]

Intelsat II F-2, also known as Lani Bird, was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1967, it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 174 degrees east until 1969.

The second of four Intelsat II satellites to be launched, Intelsat II F-2 was built by Hughes Aircraft around the HS-303A satellite bus. It carried two transponders, which were powered by body-mounted solar cells generating 85 watts of power.^[4] The spacecraft had a mass of 162 kilograms (357 lb) at launch, decreasing to 86 kilograms (190 lb) by the beginning of its operational life.

Intelsat II F-2 was launched atop a Delta E1 rocket flying from Launch Complex 17B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch took place at 10:55:00 on January 11, 1967, with the spacecraft entering a geosynchronous transfer orbit. It fired an SVM-1 apogee motor to place itself into its operational geostationary orbit, arriving on-station at 174° East on February 4, 1967.^[5] The satellite achieved around two years of operation at that slot before failing in 1969.^[2]

As of February 4, 2014, Intelsat II F-2 was in an orbit with a perigee of 35,748 kilometers (22,213 mi), an apogee of 35,845 kilometers (22,273 mi), inclination of 6.80 degrees and an orbital period of 23.93 hours.^[3]

References

↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
1 2 3 Wade, Mark. "Intelsat 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
1 2 "INTELSAT 2-F2 Satellite details 1967-001A NORAD 2639". N2YO. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
↑ Krebs, Gunter. "Intelsat-2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
↑ "INTELSAT 2 F-2". National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved February 8, 2014.

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Spacecraft

Intelsat I, II, III	I F-1 II F-1 II F-2 II F-3 II F-4 III F-1 III F-2 III F-3 III F-4 III F-5 III F-6 III F-7 III F-8

Intelsat IV	IV F-1 IV F-2 IV F-3 IV F-4 IV F-5 IV F-6 IV F-7 IV F-8 IVA F-1 IVA F-2 IVA F-3 IVA F-4 IVA F-5 IVA F-6

Intelsat V	V F-1 V F-2 V F-3 V F-4 V F-5 V F-6 V F-7 V F-8 V F-9 VA F-10 VA F-11 VA F-12 VA F-13 VA F-14 VA F-15

Intelsat VI	VI F-1 VI F-2 VI F-3 VI F-4 VI F-5

Intelsat 7-10	701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 801 802 803 804 805 806 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 10-02

Intelsat	1R 2 3R 4 5 6B 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29e 34 K APR-1 APR-2

Galaxy	3C 4R 9 10R 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 25 26 27 28

Other	Horizons 1 Horizons 2 Marisat-F2 SBS-6 New Dawn

See also: 1996 Xichang launch accident
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