MISSION NAME
Transit 3A
Status
Failure
DATE
30 NOV 1960
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Description
Transit 3A was a US Navy navigation satellite that was destroyed by range safety when the launch vehicle shut down too early.
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.