Syncom 2
| Syncom 2 | |
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| Start date | July 26, 1963 |
| Launcher | Delta B 20 |
| Launch site | LC-17 , Cape Canaveral , Florida |
| COSPAR-ID : | 1963-031A |
| Mass in orbit | 40 kg |
| Manufacturer | Hughes Space and Communications |
| operator | NASA |
| First satellite in geosynchronous orbit | |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Syncom 2 was an American communications satellite owned by NASA from the Syncom program. Syncom stands for Synchronous Orbit Communications Satellite .
The satellite was launched on July 26, 1963 from Cape Canaveral with a Delta-B launcher. Syncom 2 was the first working satellite in geosynchronous orbit .
The American President John F. Kennedy telephoned the Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa via this satellite .
Web links
- Syncom - The World's First Geosynchronous Communications Satellite (archived December 2012)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Craig cooning: 50 Years of Satellite Innovation . Boeing, September 12, 2012 (archived August 2013)