USAF Thor DM-21 Ablestar Courier 1A
Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Status
Failure
Date
18 AUG 1960
19:58
Launch Provider
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Overview
An active repeater communications satellite. The vehicle failed during liftoff.
Rocket
Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
29 m
Diameter
1.44 m
Launch Mass
51 T
Thrust
760 kN