LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Feb 14 1963
United States Air Force
Syncom 1
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Thor Delta BDescription:
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- Syncom 1 was designed to be the first test of a communications satellite in geosynchronous orbit.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B