USAF Thor Delta B Syncom 1

Name: USAF Thor Delta B Syncom 1
Start: 1963-02-14T05:35:08.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

Thor Delta B

Status

Success

Date

14 FEB 1963

05:35

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Syncom 1 was designed to be the first test of a communications satellite in geosynchronous orbit.

Rocket

Thor Delta B

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geosynchronous 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