United States Air ForceThor Delta E1Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
INTELSAT II F-3
Launched
March 23, 1967
Image: NASA
Summary
INTELSAT II F-3 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta E1 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 23, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 385th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 677th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Thor Delta E1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). 3 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
- 5th Thor Delta E1 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 385th launch13th this yearhumanity's 677th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages
- INTELSAT II F-3 · NORAD 2717
Delta 47 · re-entered July 7, 1967
Delta 47 Stage 3 · re-entered June 28, 2025
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
28th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 198th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did INTELSAT II F-3 launch?
INTELSAT II F-3 launched on March 23, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch INTELSAT II F-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched INTELSAT II F-3?
Thor Delta E1, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta E1 spec sheet
Where did INTELSAT II F-3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was INTELSAT II F-3 going to?
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did INTELSAT II F-3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).