USAF Thor Delta Telstar 1

Name: USAF Thor Delta Telstar 1
Start: 1962-07-10T08:35:05.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

Thor Delta

Status

Success

Date

10 JUL 1962

08:35

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Communications satellite

Rocket

Thor Delta

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American orbital launch vehicle. Commercial name for the military's Thor-Delta.

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

54 T

Thrust

667 kN