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Thor Delta B | Relay 2

January 21, 1964 at 9:14 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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January 21, 1964 at 9:14 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17B

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

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Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

Relay 2, although principally a communications satellite, carried particle experiments designed to map the trapped radiation belt.

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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