Thor Delta D | Early Bird

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
• Rocket: Thor Delta D — Thor family

Mission

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.

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
• Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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