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1982 · United States Air Force

Satcom 4

successDelta 3910/PAM | Satcom 4

First generation geostationary communication satellite built for RCA Americom

Overview

Date / time
January 16, 1982 at 01:55 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission
Satcom 4
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta 3910/PAM →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

SATCOM 4
GEO