Photo: NOAA Photo Library · Public domain (US government)

Satcom 4

Success US Air Force, Delta 3910/PAM

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First generation geostationary communication satellite built for RCA Americom

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Rocket and boosterDelta 3910/PAM
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Delta 3910/PAM

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MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO

Communications · Direct-GEO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
SATCOM 4 1982-004A Payload 35762 × 36193 km · 12.7° Globe
SATCOM 4 R/B [PAM-D] 1982-004B Rocket body re-entered 1988-11-02

COSPAR ID 1982-004 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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