Intelsat II F-1
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Intelsat II F-1
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Intelsat II F-1, also known as Blue Bird was a communications satellite operated by Intelsat. Launched in 1966 it was intended for operations in geostationary orbit over the Pacific Ocean to provide a communications link between Australia and the United States, however a malfunction prevented the satellite from reaching its planned orbit. The first of four Intelsat II satellites to be launched, Intelsat II F-1 was built by Hughes Aircraft around the HS-303A satellite bus. It carried two transpon
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Communications satellite
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelsat_II_F-1
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2023-10-29T23:43:02Z
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