USAF Thor Delta D Early Bird

Name: USAF Thor Delta D Early Bird
Start: 1965-04-06T23:47:50.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Thor Delta D

Status

Success

Date

6 APR 1965

23:47

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Early Bird, also known as Intelsat I, the world's first commercial communications satellite, was built for the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) by the Space and Communications Group of Hughes Aircraft Company, later Hughes Space and Communications Company.

Rocket

Thor Delta D

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

32 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

63 T

Thrust

1,571 kN