Thor Delta B
SuccessRelay 2 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Jan 21, 1964, 21:14 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Jan 21, 1964, 21:14 UTC – Tuesday, Jan 21, 1964, 21:14 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Relay 2
Type
Communications
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Relay 2, although principally a communications satellite, carried particle experiments designed to map the trapped radiation belt.
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