Relay 1 was principally a communications satellite. Included in its payload were radiation experiments designed to map the earth's radiation belts.
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 17A
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.