RocketThor Ablestar
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF BMDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 13, 1960, 12:02
- Launch designation
- 1960 GAM
- Mission
- Transit 1B
- Vehicle flight ID
- 257/AB002
- Year
- Launches in 1960
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 835 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.123 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit I-B | 1960 GAM 2NORAD 31 | Advanced Research Projects Agency, U.S. DoD | Navigation | 121 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Oct 5, 1967 |
| Dummy subsatellite? | 1960 GAM 3NORAD 33 | JHU-Applied Physics Lab | Technology | 2 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jul 17, 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.