Thor Delta B | Syncom 2
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
July 26, 1963, 2:33 p.m. - July 26, 1963, 2:33 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
July 26, 1963, 2:33 p.m. - July 26, 1963, 2:33 p.m.
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.
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
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A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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