MISSION NAME
Courier 1A
Status
Failure
DATE
18 AUG 1960
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Description
An active repeater communications satellite. The vehicle failed during liftoff.
Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Rocket Description
The Thor-Ablestar, or Thor Able-Star, also known as Thor-Epsilon was an early American expendable launch system consisting of a PGM-17 Thor missile, with an Ablestar upper stage. It was a member of the Thor family of rockets, and was derived from the Thor-Able.