United States Air ForceThor Delta BSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Relay 1
Launched
December 13, 1962
Image: NASA
Summary
Relay 1 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta B from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 13, 1962. It was United States Air Force's 123rd launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 219th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Thor Delta B flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 1st Thor Delta B flightUnited States Air Force's 123rd launch52nd this yearhumanity's 219th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Relay 1 was principally a communications satellite. Included in its payload were radiation experiments designed to map the earth's radiation belts.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
20th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 7th this year · 94th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Relay 1 launch?
Relay 1 launched on December 13, 1962. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Relay 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Relay 1?
Thor Delta B, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta B spec sheet
Where did Relay 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Relay 1 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a communications mission.