LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Tue Oct 04 1960

United States Air Force

Courier 1B

Launch Successful

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

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

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B