RocketAtlas Able
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC14
OutcomeFailurepayload fairing failure
Launch agencyUSAF BMDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 26, 1959, 07:26
- Launch designation
- 1959-F09
- Mission
- Able IVB
- Vehicle flight ID
- 20D
- Year
- Launches in 1959
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 1,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.169 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OF · FF
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASA P-3 | 1959-F09 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.