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Syncom 2

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1963-031ALaunched 7/26/1963

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Syncom 2 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta B
Launch Date: 7/26/1963
Last Contact: 4/22/1969

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,788.5 km
Inclination: 32.88 deg
Dry Mass: 30 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: 1963-031A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.047