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Thor Able-Star
Thor-DM21 Able-Star (Transit 3A) [USAF] |
Thor-DSV2A Able-Star (Transit 5BN-2) |
| Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Thor-DM21 Able-Star | DM-21 / MB-3-II | Able-Star / AJ10-104 |
| Thor-DSV2A Able-Star | DSV-2A / MB-3-II | Able-Star / AJ10-104D |
No: Serial: Type: Date: LS Payload
1 1 257 Thor-DM21 Able-Star 13.04.1960 CC LC-17B Transit 1B / Solrad-Dummy 2 2 281 Thor-DM21 Able-Star 22.06.1960 CC LC-17B Transit 2A / Grab 1 (Solrad 1) 3 3 262 Thor-DM21 Able-Star 18.08.1960 F CC LC-17B Courier 1A 4 4 293 Thor-DM21 Able-Star 04.10.1960 CC LC-17B Courier 1B 5 5 283 Thor-DM21 Able-Star 30.11.1960 F CC LC-17B Transit 3A / Grab (2) (Solrad 2) 6 6 313 Thor-DM21 Able-Star 22.02.1961 P CC LC-17B Transit 3B / LOFTI 1 7 7 315 Thor-DM21 Able-Star 29.06.1961 P CC LC-17B Transit 4A / Injun 1 / Grab 2 (Solrad 3) 8 8 305 Thor-DM21 Able-Star 15.11.1961 CC LC-17B Transit 4B / TRAAC 9 9 311 Thor-DM21 Able-Star 24.01.1962 F CC LC-17B LOFTI 2 / SECOR (1) (EGRS (1)) / Grab (3a) (Solrad 4A) / Injun 2 / Surcal 1 10 10 314 Thor-DM21 Able-Star 10.05.1962 F CC LC-17B ANNA 1A 11 11 319 Thor-DM21 Able-Star 31.10.1962 CC LC-17B ANNA 1B 12 1 375 Thor-DSV2A Able-Star 28.09.1963 Va 75-1-1 Transit 5BN-1 / Transit 5E-1 13 2 385 Thor-DSV2A Able-Star 05.12.1963 Va 75-1-1 Transit 5BN-2 / Transit 5E-3 14 3 379 Thor-DSV2A Able-Star 21.04.1964 F Va 75-1-1 Transit 5BN-3 / Transit 5E-2 15 4 423 Thor-DSV2A Able-Star 06.10.1964 Va 75-1-2 Transit-O 1 (NNS 30010) / Dragsphere 1 / Dragsphere 2 16 5 427 Thor-DSV2A Able-Star 13.12.1964 Va 75-1-2 Transit-O 2 (NNS 30020) / Transit 5E-5 17 6 440 Thor-DSV2A Able-Star 11.03.1965 P Va 75-1-1 Transit-O 3 (NNS 30030) / SECOR 2 (EGRS 2) 18 7 447 Thor-DSV2A Able-Star 24.06.1965 Va 75-1-1 Transit-O 4 (NNS 30040) 19 8 455 Thor-DSV2A Able-Star 13.08.1965 Va 75-1-1 Transit-O 5 (NNS 30050) / Dodecapole 2 / Long Rod / Tempsat 1 / Surcal 5 / Calsphere 2 Thor Ablestar was originally referred to as Thor Epsilon Failures: Flight 3: Thor failed after 134 sec Flight 5: Thor shut down too early Flight 6: Transit 3B and LOFTI 1 failed to separate Flight 7: Injun 1 and Grab 2 (Solrad 3) failed to separate Flight 9: Ablestar produced unsufficient thrust, Surcal 1 was fixed to Ablestar Flight 10: Ablestar failed to ignite Flight 14: Ablestar failed Launch sites: CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USAVa = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA
