Thor Delta D | Early Bird
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
April 6, 1965, 11:47 p.m. - April 6, 1965, 11:47 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
April 6, 1965, 11:47 p.m. - April 6, 1965, 11:47 p.m.
Early Bird, also known as Intelsat I, the world's first commercial communications satellite, was built for the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) by the Space and Communications Group of Hughes Aircraft Company, later Hughes Space and Communications Company.
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
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