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Transit 5BN-1 - Space launch mission detailed information

MISSION NAME

Transit 5BN-1 1

Status

Success

DATE

28 SEP 1963

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force + -img

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

USA

Description

Transit navigation satellite equipped with nuclear power.

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

USA

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.

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