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Class: Communications. Nation: International. Agency: ITSO . Manufacturer: Hughes. The Intelsat 2 series expanded ITSO coverage to include 2/3 of the Earth's surface. Intelsat 2A was never operationally useful due to a bad orbit, Intelsat 2B lasted for 2 years, and Intelsat 2C and 2D lasted for 3.5 years each. Spacecraft: Spin stabilised. Payload: Two transponders. Multiple access.240 voice circuits or one TV channel.
SpecificationDesign Life: 3 years. Total Length: 1.4 m. Maximum Diameter: 0.7 m. Total Mass: 192 kg.
Intelsat 2 Chronology
26 October 1966
Intelsat 2 F-1 Program: Intelsat. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Delta E. FAILURE: Partial Failure. Mass: 140 kg. Perigee: 3,328 km. Apogee: 37,070 km. Inclination: 17.3 deg. Unusable orbit due to AKM failure. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).
11 January 1967
Intelsat 2 F-2 Program: Intelsat. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Delta E. Mass: 87 kg. Perigee: 35,769 km. Apogee: 35,808 km. Inclination: 1.6 deg. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).
23 March 1967
Intelsat 2 F-3 Program: Intelsat. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Delta E. Mass: 192 kg. Perigee: 35,641 km. Apogee: 35,884 km. Inclination: 14.1 deg. Over Atlantic. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).
28 September 1967
Intelsat 2 F-4 Program: Intelsat. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Delta E. Mass: 87 kg. Perigee: 35,703 km. Apogee: 35,834 km. Inclination: 14.5 deg. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).
Bibliography:- 2 - McDowell, Jonathan, The United Nations Registry of Space Objects, Harvard University, 1997. HTML when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/un/un.html
- 6 - JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. HTML when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html
- 279 - McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. HTML when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html
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