RocketThor Able IIvariant M1
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeFailurestage 3 ignition failure
Launch agencyUSAF BMDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 17, 1959, 14:34
- Launch designation
- 1959-F08
- Mission
- Transit 1A
- Vehicle flight ID
- 136
- Year
- Launches in 1959
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 640 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.120 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OF · S3I
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit I-A | 1959-F08 | Advanced Research Projects Agency, U.S. DoD | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.