Intelsat II F-2 (Lani Bird), a Hughes commercial communications satellite for Intelsat launched on a Thor Delta E1 from Cape Canaveral into geosynchronous orbit at 174°E for Pacific-region telephone and TV relay.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GSO
- Geosynchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 163 kg
- Flight
- 4th
- of 17 Thor Delta E1 flights
- Date and time
- 11 January 1967, 10:55 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor Delta E1
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1967-001
- Launches in 1967
- 1st of 139
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