Thor-DM21 Able-Star

Thor-DM21 Able-Star (Transit 3A) [USAF]

 

Version Stage 1 Stage 2
Thor-DM21 Able-Star Thor-DM21 / Able-Star / AJ10-104

No:  Serial:Type:                   Date:       LS    Payload
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 1   257   1  Thor-DM21 Able-Star     13. 4.60    CC    Transit 1B / Solrad-Dummy
 2   281   2  Thor-DM21 Able-Star     22. 6.60    CC    Transit 2A / Solrad 1 (Grab 1)
 3   262   3  Thor-DM21 Able-Star     18. 8.60 F  CC    Courier 1A
 4   293   4  Thor-DM21 Able-Star      4.10.60    CC    Courier 1B
 5   283   5  Thor-DM21 Able-Star     30.11.60 F  CC    Transit 3A / Solrad 2 (Grab 2)
 6   313   6  Thor-DM21 Able-Star     22. 2.61 P  CC    Transit 3B / LOFTI 1
 7   315   7  Thor-DM21 Able-Star     29. 6.61 P  CC    Transit 4A / Injun 1 / Solrad 3 (Grab 3)
 8   305   8  Thor-DM21 Able-Star     15.11.61    CC    Transit 4B / TRAAC
 9   311   9  Thor-DM21 Able-Star     24. 1.62 F  CC    LOFTI 2A / SECOR (1) (EGRS (1)) / Solrad 4 (Grab 4) / Injun 2 / Surcal 1
10   314  10  Thor-DM21 Able-Star     10. 5.62 F  CC    Anna 1A 
11   319  11  Thor-DM21 Able-Star     31.10.62    CC    Anna 1B

 

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 Solrad 3 failed to separate
Flight 9:   Ablestar  produced unsufficient thrust, Surcal 1 was fixed to Ablestar 
Flight 10:  Ablestar  failed to ignite



Last update: 27.09.2009

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