Success
Early Bird
Communications
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Thor Delta D
GSOorbit
Early Bird, also known as Intelsat I, the world's first commercial communications satellite, was built for the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) by the Space and Communications Group of Hughes Aircraft Company, later Hughes Space and Communications Company.
Tuesday, April 6, 1965 at 11:47 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#425
USAF Mission
#251
Pad Launch
#28
Location Launch
#137
Designator
1965-028
Launch Window
NET
Apr 6, 1965, 11:47 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Thor Delta D Specs
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Length
32 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
63 t
Thrust
1,571 kN
LEO Capacity
450 kg
GTO Capacity
104 kg
Launch Cost
$13M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1964
Fastest Turnaround
7mo 20d
Total Launches
2
Successful
2
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
2
Maiden flight: Aug 19, 1964
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Apr 6, 1965, 6:47 PM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778