Photo: NOAA Photo Library · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Syncom 3 was the first geostationary satellite.
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
Thor Delta D: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionCommunications · GSO
Communications · GSO
What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
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