Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 3A
Status: Failure | Launched: Nov 30, 1960 19:50 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar — Thor family
Mission
Transit 3A was a US Navy navigation satellite that was destroyed by range safety when the launch vehicle shut down too early.
- Type: Navigation
- Orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-08T01:01:54.797344+00:00.