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Thor Delta B | Syncom 1

February 14, 1963 at 5:35 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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February 14, 1963 at 5:35 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4458, -80.5657

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Thor Delta B
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Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

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

Vehicle

Thor Delta B

Thor · Delta B

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

370 kg

Successful launches

8

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17B

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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Thor Delta B | Beacon Explorer A

March 19, 1964 at 11:13 AM UTC

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Thor Delta B | Relay 2

January 21, 1964 at 9:14 PM UTC

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Thor Delta B | Tiros 8

December 21, 1963 at 9:30 AM UTC

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Thor Delta B | Syncom 2

July 26, 1963 at 2:33 PM UTC

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Thor Delta B | Tiros 7

June 19, 1963 at 9:50 AM UTC

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Thor Delta B | Telstar 2

May 7, 1963 at 11:38 AM UTC