MISSION NAME
Relay 1 1
Status
Success
DATE
13 DEC 1962
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Description
Relay 1 was principally a communications satellite. Included in its payload were radiation experiments designed to map the earth's radiation belts.
Thor Delta B
Rocket Description
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.