USAF Thor Delta B Relay 1

Name: USAF Thor Delta B Relay 1
Start: 1962-12-13T23:30:01.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Thor Delta B

Status

Success

Date

13 DEC 1962

23:30

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Relay 1 was principally a communications satellite. Included in its payload were radiation experiments designed to map the earth's radiation belts.

Rocket

Thor Delta B

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

51 T

Thrust

667 kN