Photo: ENERGY.GOV · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Transit navigation satellite equipped with nuclear power.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rocket and boosterThor DM-21 Ablestar
- Vehicle
- Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Thor DM-21 Ablestar: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionNavigation · PO
Navigation · PO
What it put in orbit16 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOR ABLESTAR R/B 1963-038A | Rocket body | 1066 × 1107 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| TRANSIT 5B-1 1963-038B | Payload | 1060 × 1124 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| RADIATION SAT (5E-1) 1963-038C | Payload | 1060 × 1120 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1963-038D | Debris | 983 × 1023 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1963-038E | Debris | 1040 × 1063 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB 1963-038F | Debris | re-entered 1980-01-15 | |
| TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB 1963-038G | Debris | 982 × 1042 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB 1963-038H | Debris | 1059 × 1122 km · 90.0° | Globe |
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| TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB 1963-038J | Debris | re-entered 1981-10-04 | |
| TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB 1963-038K | Debris | re-entered 1982-11-06 | |
| TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB 1963-038L | Debris | re-entered 1983-02-12 | |
| TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB 1963-038M | Debris | re-entered 1991-05-11 | |
| TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB 1963-038N | Debris | re-entered 2017-01-12 | |
| TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB 1963-038P | Debris | re-entered 2023-04-25 | |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1963-038Q | Debris | 1059 × 1119 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| TRANSIT 5B-1 DEB 1963-038R | Debris | re-entered 2024-05-01 |
COSPAR ID 1963-038. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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