Syncom 2
Thor Delta B
United States Air Force
Launch Status
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Syncom 2
Type: Communications
Syncom 2 was the first geosynchronous satellite. Although the period was 24 hours and the spacecraft remained at a nearly constant longitude, the orbit was inclined at 33 degrees so it was not truly geostationary but moved in an elongated figure eight pattern 33 degrees north and south of the equator.
Location
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
847 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA