USAF Thor Able II Transit 1A

Name: USAF Thor Able II Transit 1A
Start: 1959-09-17T14:34:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Thor Able II

Status

Failure

Date

17 SEP 1959

14:34

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

The Transit satellite system was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was used to provide accurate location for the US Navy ships. Transit 1A failed to make orbit.

Rocket

Thor Able II

Mission Type

Navigation

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.

Height

27.3 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

52 T

Thrust

668 kN