Launch Failure

Thor Able II | Transit 1A

Name: Thor Able II | Transit 1A
Start: 1959-09-17T14:34:00.000Z
End: 1959-09-17T14:34:00.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

September 17, 1959 at 2:34 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission imagery · Thor Able II

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September 17, 1959 at 2:34 PM UTC

Status: Launch Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4472, -80.5650

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Rocket: Thor Able II
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17A
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: September 17, 1959 at 2:34 PM UTC
Window closes: September 17, 1959 at 2:34 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:40 PM UTC

Mission description

The Transit satellite system was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was used to provide accurate location for the US Navy ships. Transit 1A failed to make orbit.

Vehicle

Thor Able II

Thor · Able II

Height

27.3 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

Successful launches

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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