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Syncom
Part of HS 301
Syncom
Syncom
Credit: NASA
American communications technology satellite. Experimental telecommunications satellite. Communication satellite built by Hughes for NASA, USA. Launched 1963 - 1964. Used the HS-301 bus.

Status: Operational 1963. First Launch: 1963-02-14. Last Launch: 1964-08-19. Number: 3 . Gross mass: 39 kg (85 lb).


More at: Syncom.

Family: Communications technology sat, Geosynchronous orbit, Technology. Country: USA. Engines: Star 13D. Launch Vehicles: Thor, Delta, Thor Delta B, Thor Delta D. Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral LC17B, Cape Canaveral LC17A. Agency: NASA. Bibliography: 2, 279, 4135, 4136, 4137, 4138, 4139, 4140, 4141, 4142, 4143, 4144, 4145, 4146, 4147, 4148, 4149, 6, 6964, 13245.
Photo Gallery

Syncom I; Syncom 1Syncom I; Syncom 1
Credit: Manufacturer Image


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Deployment of the Syncom IV (Leasat-2) satellite
Credit: NASA


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View of the Syncom IV satellite in orbit over the earth
Credit: NASA


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Syncom IV-1 satellite leaving Discovery's payload bay
Credit: NASA


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End effector of the Discovery's RMS with tools moves toward Syncom-IV
Credit: NASA


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Syncom-IV (LEASAT) satellite
Credit: NASA


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Astronaut James van Hoften on RMS tracking Syncom IV-3 after deployment
Credit: NASA


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Astronaut James van Hoften working with Syncom IV-3 satellite
Credit: NASA


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Astronaut James van Hoften working with Syncom IV-3 satellite
Credit: NASA


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Astronaut James van Hoften working with Syncom IV-3 satellite
Credit: NASA


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SYNCOM IV-5 satellite drifts over cloud-covered Earth after STS-32 deployment
Credit: NASA



1963 February 14 - . 05:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17B. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta B.
1963 July 26 - . 14:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta B.
1964 August 19 - . 12:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta D.
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