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Name: Thor Delta E1 | INTELSAT II F-2
Start: 1967-01-11T10:55:00.000Z
End: 1967-01-11T10:55:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

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Thor Delta E1 | INTELSAT II F-2

United States Air Force • Thor Delta E1 • Space Launch Complex 17B (FL)

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INTELSAT II F-2

United States Air Force • Thor Delta E1 • SLC-17B

T-00h:00m:00s

Jan 11, 10:55 AM UTC

The Intelsat II series of satellites, first launched in 1966, marked the third generation of communications satellites developed by Hughes.

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Thor Delta E1

Photo credit: NASA•License: Unknown•Single-use

Variant: Delta E1

Length: 28 m

Diameter: 2.44 m

Reusable: No

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Launch info

Provider

United States Air Force

Vehicle

Thor Delta E1

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B (SLC-17B)

State

NET

1967-01-11T10:55:00+00:00

Window start

1967-01-11T10:55:00+00:00

Window end

1967-01-11T10:55:00+00:00

Orbit

Geosynchronous Orbit

Mission type

Communications

Launch site

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Reusable

LEO capacity (kg)

540

GTO capacity (kg)

150

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Space Launch Complex 17B

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Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA • FL28.44580, -80.56570Provider map

INTELSAT II F-2

The Intelsat II series of satellites, first launched in 1966, marked the third generation of communications satellites developed by Hughes.

Rocket

Thor Delta E1

Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Maiden flight

1966-07-01

Launch mass (t)

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Service provider

United States Air Force

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Government • USA

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

Objects from this launch

21 objects

SATCAT inventory for 1967-001

Last checked: 2026-03-04T06:11:06.156+00:00

Last success: 2026-03-04T06:11:06.156+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-03-04T06:11:06.156+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-03-04T06:11:06.156+00:00

Snapshot hash: 0492bfb05abf8ec75cfb6706f0dff80099845f362bda77d6ae8708ae15d93991

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 1Delta: +1RB: 2DEB: 18UNK: 0

SATCAT payload objects

INTELSAT 2-F2
1967-001ANORAD 2639PAYIntelsat (ITSO)Ops: -
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 1436.87 minRCS: 3.162 m²
Inc: 3.0°
35767 km → 35836 km

SATCAT non-payload objects

DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001CNORAD 2641DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 91.60 min
Inc: 28.7°
241 km → 466 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001ENORAD 4901DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 92.57 min
Inc: 26.6°
172 km → 629 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001FNORAD 5122DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 90.77 min
Inc: 26.3°
240 km → 385 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001GNORAD 5123DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 91.86 min
Inc: 26.3°
194 km → 537 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001HNORAD 5245DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 94.72 min
Inc: 25.9°
118 km → 891 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001JNORAD 5269DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 93.57 minRCS: 0.066 m²
Inc: 26.2°
271 km → 628 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001KNORAD 5333DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 91.68 min
Inc: 26.5°
204 km → 510 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001LNORAD 5735DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 350.19 min
Inc: 27.0°
320 km → 19838 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001MNORAD 5766DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 96.10 min
Inc: 26.7°
190 km → 953 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001NNORAD 5951DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 88.89 min
Inc: 26.5°
127 km → 312 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001PNORAD 5960DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 343.60 min
Inc: 26.5°
292 km → 19452 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001QNORAD 5961DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 355.77 min
Inc: 26.6°
319 km → 20188 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001RNORAD 5969DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 172.30 min
Inc: 26.6°
250 km → 7508 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001SNORAD 5987DEBUnited States (US)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 498.12 minRCS: 0.301 m²
Inc: 26.3°
463 km → 28411 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001TNORAD 5988DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 534.96 minRCS: 1.260 m²
Inc: 26.3°
649 km → 30254 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001UNORAD 5989DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 104.41 min
Inc: 26.5°
193 km → 1741 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001VNORAD 5990DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 91.15 minRCS: 0.120 m²
Inc: 26.6°
197 km → 465 km
DELTA 1 DEB
1967-001WNORAD 13905DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 89.62 minRCS: 2.670 m²
Inc: 23.4°
127 km → 384 km
DELTA 1 R/B(1)
1967-001BNORAD 2640RBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 90.46 min
Inc: 28.7°
223 km → 372 km
DELTA 1 R/B(2)
1967-001DNORAD 2643RBUnited States (US)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFETRPeriod: 346.91 minRCS: 0.813 m²
Inc: 25.8°
281 km → 19672 km

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Provider legacy

United States Air Force

373

Lifetime launches

1 in 2026

United States Air Force has 373 launches on record, with 1 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Thor Delta E1

Successful missions

0 in 2026

Thor Delta E1 has 16 successful missions on record, with 0 in 2026.

Pad history

Space Launch Complex 17B

Pad launches

1 in 2026

Space Launch Complex 17B has 27 launches from this pad on record, with 1 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

94% all time

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Pad turnaround

76d 11h

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