Satellites

Payload

RELAY 2

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RELAY 2 is a United States payload satellite, launched on January 21, 1964 into MEO.

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Launch

Launch date
January 21, 1964 at 09:14 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta B
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Relay 2

Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
7,642 km
Periapsis
1,858 km
Inclination
46.47°
Orbital period
194.72 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
77.3 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1964-003A
NORAD catalog №
737
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.7637 m²
Status
active