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Courier 1A

Thor Ablestar launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on August 18, 1960, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

August 18, 1960 · 19:58 UTCLaunch 1960-F10Launch no. 76 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeFailurestage 1 failure
Launch agencyUSAF BMDUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 18, 1960, 19:58
Launch designation
1960-F10
Mission
Courier 1A
Vehicle flight ID
262/AB004

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
24 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.225 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S1

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Courier 1A1960-F10US Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.