Thor Delta B
SuccessRelay 1 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Dec 13, 1962, 23:30 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Dec 13, 1962, 23:30 UTC – Thursday, Dec 13, 1962, 23:30 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Relay 1
Type
Communications
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Relay 1 was principally a communications satellite. Included in its payload were radiation experiments designed to map the earth's radiation belts.
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