Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Courier 1A
Launch Failure
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Aug. 18, 1960, 7:58 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Aug. 18, 1960, 7:58 p.m. - Aug. 18, 1960, 7:58 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Aug. 18, 1960, 7:58 p.m. - Aug. 18, 1960, 7:58 p.m.
An active repeater communications satellite. The vehicle failed during liftoff.
The Thor-Ablestar, or Thor Able-Star, also known as Thor-Epsilon was an early American expendable launch system consisting of a PGM-17 Thor missile, with an Ablestar upper stage. It was a member of the Thor family of rockets, and was derived from the Thor-Able.
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