July 26, 1963 at 2:33 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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July 26, 1963 at 2:33 PM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4472, -80.5650
Syncom 2 was the first geosynchronous satellite. Although the period was 24 hours and the spacecraft remained at a nearly constant longitude, the orbit was inclined at 33 degrees so it was not truly geostationary but moved in an elongated figure eight pattern 33 degrees north and south of the equator.
Thor · Delta B
Height
31 m
Diameter
2.44 m
LEO capacity
370 kg
Successful launches
8
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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