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Syncom 1

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1963-004ALaunched 2/14/1963

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Syncom 1 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta B
Launch Date: 2/14/1963
Last Contact: 2/14/1963

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,598 km
Inclination: 33.51 deg
Dry Mass: 27 kg
Total Mass: 68 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: 1963-004A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.031