Thor Delta B
SuccessSyncom 1 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Feb 14, 1963, 05:35 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Feb 14, 1963, 05:35 UTC – Thursday, Feb 14, 1963, 05:35 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
Syncom 1
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
Syncom 1 was designed to be the first test of a communications satellite in geosynchronous orbit.
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