Status
Success
Relay 2
Launch Time
Tue Jan 21, 1964 21:14 UTC
Tue Jan 21, 1964 21:14 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Relay 2
Relay 2 was a communication satellite that carried also scientific instruments to analyze radiation belts.
It was spin stabilized at 173rpm and had 2 transmitters one of which sent telemetry to earth once every second.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 184.0 kg
Highly Elliptical Orbit
Location
SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1964
3rd orbital launch attempt
Delta B
8th mission
1st mission of 1964
8th successful mission