1964

1964 · United States Air Force

Syncom 3

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Syncom 3 was the first geostationary satellite.

Overview

Date / time
August 19, 1964 at 12:15 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission
Syncom 3
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geosynchronous Orbit

Payloads deployed · 1