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1981 · United States Air Force

Satcom 3R

successDelta 3910/PAM | Satcom 3R

First generation geostationary communication satellite built for RCA Americom

Overview

Date / time
November 20, 1981 at 01:37 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission
Satcom 3R
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta 3910/PAM →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

SATCOM 3R
GEO