USAF Thor Delta B Syncom 2
Thor Delta B
Status
Success
Date
26 JUL 1963
14:33
Launch Provider
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Thor Delta B
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geosynchronous Orbit
Stages
3
Livestream
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