Status
Success
Syncom 3
Launch Time
Wed Aug 19, 1964 12:15 UTC
Wed Aug 19, 1964 12:15 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Syncom 3
First geostationary satellite.
Syncom 3 was an experimental geosynchronous communication satellite stationed at 180° over the pacific ocean and was used to relay the 1964 Tokyo Olympics as well as other communications tests. Later on was used by the DoD to test the communication to Vietnam.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 68.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1964
56th orbital launch attempt
Delta D
1st mission
1st mission of 1964
1st successful mission