United States Air ForceThor Delta E1Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
INTELSAT II F-1
Launched
October 26, 1966
Image: NASA
Summary
INTELSAT II F-1 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta E1 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 26, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 358th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 623rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Thor Delta E1 flight. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta E1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Thor Delta E1 flightUnited States Air Force's 358th launch59th this yearhumanity's 623rd orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- INTELSAT II F-1 · NORAD 2514
Delta 42 · re-entered February 9, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Intelsat II series of satellites, first launched in 1966, marked the third generation of communications satellites developed by Hughes.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
26th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 3rd this year · 186th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
154 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did INTELSAT II F-1 launch?
INTELSAT II F-1 launched on October 26, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT II F-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT II F-1?
Thor Delta E1, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta E1 spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT II F-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was INTELSAT II F-1 going to?
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did INTELSAT II F-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).