Status
Success
Intelsat 1
Launch Time
Tue Apr 06, 1965 23:47 UTC
Tue Apr 06, 1965 23:47 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Intelsat I
Intelsat I, also known as Early Bird, was the world's first commercial communications satellite and was used to provide line of sight communications between Europe and North America. As a communications repeater, the satellite handled communications that were representative of all types of common carrier network traffic, including telephone, television, telegraph, and facsimile transmissions.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 68.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1965
32nd orbital launch attempt
Delta D
2nd mission
1st mission of 1965
2nd successful mission