Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 3
Status: Failure | Launched: Apr 21, 1964 18:50 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar — Thor family
Mission
Transit navigation satellite equipped with nuclear power.
- Type: Navigation
- Orbit: Polar Orbit (PO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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