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1963 · United States Air Force

Telstar 2

successThor Delta B | Telstar 2

Communications satellite

Overview

Date / time: May 7, 1963 at 11:38 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17B
Mission: Telstar 2
Mission type: Communications
Orbit achieved: Medium Earth Orbit

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United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

TELSTAR 2 (A-41)