Success

Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Courier 1B

Name: Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Courier 1B
Start: 1960-10-04T17:50:00Z

Tue 4 Oct, 17:50 UTC

An active repeater communications satellite. The vehicle succesfully launched and successfully operated for a few weeks proving the experimental system.

Mission type: Communications · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar · Provider: United States Air Force

Launch pad

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