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Telstar 1

Success US Air Force, Thor Delta

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Communications satellite

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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 boosterThor Delta
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Thor Delta

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MissionCommunications · MEO

Communications · MEO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
TELSTAR 1 1962-029A Payload 947 × 5638 km · 44.8° Globe
DELTA 1 R/B 1962-029B Rocket body 945 × 5620 km · 44.8° Globe

COSPAR ID 1962-029. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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