Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Elliptical
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Thu, 13 Dec 1962 23:30:01 GMT
Orbital launch #
#219 ever
Mission
Relay 1 was principally a communications satellite. Included in its payload were radiation experiments designed to map the earth's radiation belts.