Intelsat I (Intelsat-1-1 / Early Bird)

The launch of McDonnel Douglas Delta-D took place on 6 Apr 1965, launching the Intelsat I (Intelsat-1-1 / Early Bird) mission. The launch site was Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. The payload was deployed in a GTO orbit.

Main Info

DATE AND TIME

6 Apr 1965

11:45 PM UTC

Drawing of a calendar and a clock

OPERATOR

McDonnel Douglas

Path of a Rocket

LAUNCH SITE

Cape Canaveral

Florida, United States

Drawing of a launch platform

VEHICLE

Delta-D

Drawn project of a Rocket
Primary Orbit Parameters

Orbit Type:

GTO

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