Satcom 5 (Aurora 1), an RCA Americom Advanced Satcom C-band geostationary communications satellite, launched on a Delta 3924 from Cape Canaveral to serve commercial television and voice links with emphasis on Alaska coverage.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.1 T (est.)
- Flight
- 1st
- of 5 Delta 3924 flights
- Date and time
- 28 October 1982, 01:27 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta 3924
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1982-105
- Launches in 1982
- 111th of 129
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