Syncom 1

Communications satellite. Syncom 1 was launched on February 14, 1963 aboard a Thor Delta B from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1963-004ANORAD 553United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Syncom 1
Payload designation: HS-301 Syncom A
Other names: NASA A-25:P
International designator: 1963-004A
NORAD catalog number: 553
GCAT identifier: S00553
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.031

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Civil government
Program: Syncom
Owner: GSFC
Country: United States
Builder: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)
Platform (bus): HS-301

Launch

Date: February 14, 1963 · 05:35 UTC
Launch record: 1963-004Success
Rocket: Thor Delta B
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/NS
Perigee: 34,181 km
Apogee: 37,015 km
Inclination: 33.51°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Feb 14, 1963
End of operations: Feb 14, 1963

Size

Mass: 32 kg
Dry mass: 27 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 68 kg
Length: 0.4 m
Diameter: 0.70 m
Span: 0.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1293052 (CC0).