Photo: NOAA Photo Library · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
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.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterThor Delta D
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta D
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MissionCommunications · GSO
Communications · GSO
What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
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