RocketThor Delta B
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 13, 1962, 23:30
- Launch designation
- 1962 B UPS
- Mission
- Relay A
- Flight name
- Relay 1
- Vehicle flight ID
- 355/D015
- Year
- Launches in 1962
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 7,459 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.078 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relay 1 | 1962 B UPS 1NORAD 503 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Communications | 78 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.