USAF Thor DM-21 Ablestar Transit-5BN 3

Name: USAF Thor DM-21 Ablestar Transit-5BN 3
Start: 1964-04-21T18:50:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 2E

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Status

Failure

Date

21 APR 1964

18:50

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

Transit navigation satellite equipped with nuclear power.

Rocket

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Mission Type

Navigation

Orbit

Polar Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket 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