United States Air ForceThor Delta BSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Syncom 2
Launched
July 26, 1963
Image: NASA
Summary
Syncom 2 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta B from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 26, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 155th launch, 29th this year and humanity's 264th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Thor Delta B flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 6th Thor Delta B flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 155th launch29th this yearhumanity's 264th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Syncom 2 · NORAD 634 · in orbit
Delta 20 Stage 3 · re-entered July 9, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Syncom 2 was the first geosynchronous satellite. Although the period was 24 hours and the spacecraft remained at a nearly constant longitude, the orbit was inclined at 33 degrees so it was not truly geostationary but moved in an elongated figure eight pattern 33 degrees north and south of the equator.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
22nd launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 101st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
114 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Syncom 2 launch?
Syncom 2 launched on July 26, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Syncom 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Syncom 2?
Thor Delta B, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta B spec sheet
Where did Syncom 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Syncom 2 going to?
Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO), a communications mission.
How many satellites did Syncom 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).