1966-096A
The first Hughes Intelsat II (HS-303) was launched in Oct 1966. After a successful flight to geostationary transfer orbit aboard a Delta, an underburn by the Aerojet SVM-1 apogee motor due to cold nozzle temperatures stranded Intelsat II F-1 in a low orbit. The burn lasted only 4.5s instead of the planned 17s. The satellite was used for engineering tests for several months.
| Intelsat II F-1 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Oct 26 | 2305:00 | Launch by Delta E1 | CK LC17B |
| 2307:27 | T+2:27 Thor S/N 20207 MECO | ||
| 2307:33? | T+2:33s Delta S/N 20206 burn 6:15 | ||
| T+2:53 Fairing | |||
| 2314 | T+9:06s Delta SECO | ||
| 2327 | T+22:40s Stage 2 sep | ||
| 2327 | T+22:53s Stage 3 S/N 00003 burn 30s | ||
| 2328 | T+23:24s FW-4D burnout | ||
| 1966 Oct 26 | 2328 | T+23:58s Stage 3 sep | 289 x 37656 x 26.4 |
| 1966 Oct 27 | 2200? | SVM-1 burn 4.5s | 730.0 3424 x 37531 x 17.22 |
| 1967 spring | End of ops | ||
| 1982 Sep 7 | Reentered | ||
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