Sirio 1
Delta 2313
United States Air Force
Mission
Sirio 1
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Orbit
The SIRIO satellite is an experimental geostationary artificial telecommunications satellite, the first to be designed and built in Italy.
Location
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Space Launch Complex 17B has witnessed the launch of 132 rockets, including 132 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 967 rocket launches.
Rocket
McDonnell Douglas Delta 2313
The Delta 2000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct forty-four orbital launches between 1974 and 1981. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets. Several variants existed, which were differentiated by a four digit numerical code.
Agency
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
