Early Bird
Thor Delta D
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Early Bird
Type: Communications
Early Bird, also known as Intelsat I, the world’s first commercial communications satellite, was built for the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) by the Space and Communications Group of Hughes Aircraft Company, later Hughes Space and Communications Company.
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