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 orbit14 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOR ABLESTAR R/B 1963-049A | Rocket body | 1062 × 1083 km · 89.9° | Globe |
| TRANSIT 5B-2 1963-049B | Payload | 1058 × 1108 km · 89.9° | Globe |
| TRANSIT 5E-3 1963-049C | Payload | 1057 × 1105 km · 89.9° | Globe |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1963-049D | Debris | 1027 × 1069 km · 89.9° | Globe |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1963-049E | Debris | 957 × 1001 km · 89.9° | Globe |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1963-049F | Debris | 1034 × 1074 km · 89.9° | Globe |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1963-049G | Debris | 1054 × 1103 km · 89.9° | Globe |
| THOR ABLESTAR DEB 1963-049H | Debris | 1024 × 1049 km · 89.9° | Globe |
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| TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB 1963-049J | Debris | re-entered 1979-10-21 | |
| TRANSIT 5B2-5E3 DEB 1963-049K | Debris | re-entered 1979-06-09 | |
| TRANSIT 5B2-5E3 DEB 1963-049L | Debris | re-entered 1980-08-09 | |
| TRANSIT 5B2-5E3 DEB 1963-049M | Debris | re-entered 1979-06-20 | |
| TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB 1963-049N | Debris | 1015 × 1075 km · 89.9° | Globe |
| TRANSIT 5B-2 DEB 1963-049P | Debris | re-entered 2025-03-18 |
COSPAR ID 1963-049. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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