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Relay 1

retired

CommunicationsMEOCOSPAR 1962 B UPS 1Launched 12/13/1962

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Relay 1
Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta B
Launch Date: 12/13/1962
Last Contact: 2/10/1965

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: MEO
Altitude: 4,379.5 km
Inclination: 47.5 deg
Dry Mass: 78 kg
Total Mass: 78 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: RCA Astro Electronics (Astro Space)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1962 B UPS 1
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.026