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United States Air ForceThor DM-21 AblestarSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Courier 1A
Launched
August 18, 1960
Summary
Courier 1A launched on an United States Air Force Thor DM-21 Ablestar from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 18, 1960. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 26th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 74th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Thor DM-21 Ablestar flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor DM-21 Ablestar · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Thor DM-21 Ablestar flightUnited States Air Force's 26th launch15th this yearhumanity's 74th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
An active repeater communications satellite. The vehicle failed during liftoff.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
3rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 3rd this year · 41st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Courier 1A launch?
Courier 1A launched on August 18, 1960. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Courier 1A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Courier 1A?
Thor DM-21 Ablestar, flown by United States Air Force. Thor DM-21 Ablestar spec sheet
Where did Courier 1A launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Courier 1A going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a communications mission.