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Thor Delta B | Relay 1

Success US Air Force, Thor Delta B

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Mission

Communications · Elliptical

Relay 1 was principally a communications satellite. Included in its payload were radiation experiments designed to map the earth's radiation belts.

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Before liftoff
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If the launch moves, your reminders move with it, and at the time of your first reminder we tell you the new date.