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Date: 22 Nov 1969, 12:37 am UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta M (Thor)
Provider: United States Air Force
Mission
Type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit: Geostationary Orbit
Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Description
First generation satellite providing communications for the British armed forces.