Success
Transit 5BN-1
Navigation
United States Air Force(USAF)Government
Thor DM-21 Ablestar
POorbit
Transit navigation satellite equipped with nuclear power.
Saturday, September 28, 1963 at 8:22 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#273
USAF Mission
#164
Pad Launch
#13
Location Launch
#109
Designator
1963-038
Launch Window
NET
Sep 28, 1963, 8:22 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Local Launch Time
Sep 28, 1963, 1:22 PM
Total Launches
885
Total Landings
34
Coordinates
34.7513, -120.5202
Thor DM-21 Ablestar Specs
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.
Length
29 m
Diameter
1.44 m
Launch Mass
51 t
Thrust
760 kN
LEO Capacity
150 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1960
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 16d
Total Launches
19
Successful
13
Failed
6
Consecutive Success
5
Maiden flight: Apr 13, 1960
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Founded
1947
Administrator
Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Total Launches
1,078
Successful
972
Failed
106
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
68