Thor Delta D | Early Bird

Name: Thor Delta D | Early Bird
Start: 1965-04-06T23:47:50Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: April 6, 1965 at 11:47 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Thor Delta D
Operator: United States Air Force
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Communications