USAF Delta 2313 Sirio 1
Delta 2313
Status
Success
Date
25 AUG 1977
23:49
Launch Provider
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
The SIRIO satellite is an experimental geostationary artificial telecommunications satellite, the first to be designed and built in Italy.
Rocket
Delta 2313
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
35 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
131 T
Thrust
1,737 kN