Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
10:55:00
Wednesday January 11, 1967
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Intelsat 2 was a series of communication satellites equipped with an advanced antenna design that improved ground coverage. The spacecraft was composed by a central apogee engine connected with a tube that hosted the antennas around this assembly electronics and other flight equipment. The external surface was covered by solar panels.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
162 kilograms
8th
Mission
1st
Mission of 1967
1st
Orbital launch attempt