Marcopolo 1
Delta 4925-8
United States Air Force
Mission
Marcopolo 1
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Orbit
- Launch Cost: $34,220,000
British geostationary communications satellite
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 940 rocket launches.
Rocket
McDonnell Douglas Delta 4925-8
The Delta 4000 series was an American expendable launch system which was used to conduct two orbital launches in 1989 and 1990. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets.
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.