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Syncom 1

Thor Delta B · Communications

1963Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral

Mission

Syncom 1 was designed to be the first test of a communications satellite in geosynchronous orbit.

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Mission Facts

Provider: USAF
Rocket: Thor Delta B
Orbit: GSO
Pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
NET precision: Year
Data source: LL2

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