Relay 1
Thor Delta B
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Relay 1
Type: Communications
Relay 1 was principally a communications satellite. Included in its payload were radiation experiments designed to map the earth’s radiation belts.
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
880 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Rocket
Thor Delta B – McDonnell Douglas
- Family: Thor
- Length: 31 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 51 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 370 kg
The Thor Delta B was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1962-12-13. Thor Delta B has 8 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 9 launches. American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA