MISSION NAME
Sirio 1 1
Status
Success
DATE
25 AUG 1977
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Description
The SIRIO satellite is an experimental geostationary artificial telecommunications satellite, the first to be designed and built in Italy.
Delta 2313
Rocket Description
The Delta 2000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct forty-four orbital launches between 1974 and 1981. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, which were differentiated by a four digit numerical code.