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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 2

Name: Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 2
Start: 1963-12-05T21:51:00.000Z
End: 1963-12-05T21:51:00.000Z
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

December 5, 1963 at 9:51 PM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 2 launch image — Mission imagery · Thor DM-21 Ablestar

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December 5, 1963 at 9:51 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 2E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · 34.7516, -120.6192

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Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 2E
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: December 5, 1963 at 9:51 PM UTC
Window closes: December 5, 1963 at 9:51 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 4:18 AM UTC

Mission description

Transit navigation satellite equipped with nuclear power.

Vehicle

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Thor-Ablestar · DM-21

Height

29 m

Diameter

1.44 m

LEO capacity

150 kg

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Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 2E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.

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