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Chang'e 7
Long March 5
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Pad101
DateAug 24, 2026
PrecisionAbout 12:05 AM UTC
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Syncom 2
Thor Delta BUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17A
Friday, July 26, 1963 · 02:33 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadSyncom 2
OrbitGeosynchronous Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.447°N
- Longitude
- 80.565°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
02:33 PM UTC - 02:33 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
