RocketThor Ablestar
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF BMDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- June 22, 1960, 05:54
- Launch designation
- 1960 ETA
- Mission
- Transit 2A
- Flight name
- Transit 2A/GRAB
- Vehicle flight ID
- 281/AB003
- Year
- Launches in 1960
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 1,061 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.119 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit II-A | 1960 ETA 1NORAD 45 | Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy | Navigation | 100 kg | In orbit |
| GREB | 1960 ETA 2NORAD 46 | Naval Research Lab | Signals intelligence | 19 kg | Renamed · Oct 5, 1960 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.