Failure

Thor Able II | Transit 1A

Name: Thor Able II | Transit 1A
Start: 1959-09-17T14:34:00Z

Thu 17 Sept, 14:34 UTC

The Transit satellite system was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was used to provide accurate location for the US Navy ships. Transit 1A failed to make orbit.

Mission type: Navigation · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Thor Able II · Provider: United States Air Force

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)