Syncom 2 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
26 Jul 1963, 2:33pm
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Syncom 2
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Geosynchronous Orbit
Syncom 2 was the first geosynchronous satellite. Although the period was 24 hours and the spacecraft remained at a nearly constant longitude, the orbit was inclined at 33 degrees so it was not truly geostationary but moved in an elongated figure eight pattern 33 degrees north and south of the equator.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
🔔 Set up an email alert for upcoming launches
🎯 Never miss a launch
📆 Stay up to date
Get a weekly email containing all launches scheduled for the coming week.
