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Syncom 3

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1964-047ALaunched 8/19/1964

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Syncom 3 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta D
Launch Date: 8/19/1964
Last Contact: 12/29/1974

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,783 km
Inclination: 1.04 deg
Dry Mass: 33 kg
Total Mass: 66 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1964-047A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.081