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United States Air ForceThor DM-21 AblestarSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3
Launched
June 29, 1961
Summary
Transit 4A / Injun 1 / Solrad 3 launched on an United States Air Force Thor DM-21 Ablestar from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 29, 1961. It was United States Air Force's 48th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 112th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Thor DM-21 Ablestar flight and the 2nd this year. 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
- Navigation · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Thor DM-21 Ablestar flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 48th launch10th this yearhumanity's 112th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Transit 4A was a US Navy navigation satellite and the first spacecraft to carry a radioisotope generator (SNAP-3). It was launched with the University of Iowa's Injun 1 radiation-belt satellite and the Naval Research Laboratory's Solrad 3, which measured solar X-rays and covertly carried the GRAB 2 electronic-intelligence payload; Injun 1 and Solrad 3 failed to separate from each other.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
7th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 61st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
127 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Transit 4A / Injun 1 / Solrad 3 launch?
Transit 4A / Injun 1 / Solrad 3 launched on June 29, 1961. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Transit 4A / Injun 1 / Solrad 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Transit 4A / Injun 1 / Solrad 3?
Thor DM-21 Ablestar, flown by United States Air Force. Thor DM-21 Ablestar spec sheet
Where did Transit 4A / Injun 1 / Solrad 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Transit 4A / Injun 1 / Solrad 3 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a navigation mission.