RocketThor Ablestar
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF BMDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 4, 1960, 17:50
- Launch designation
- 1960 NU
- Mission
- Courier 1B
- Vehicle flight ID
- 293/AB005
- Year
- Launches in 1960
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 1,251 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.225 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courier 1B | 1960 NU 1NORAD 58 | US Army Signal Corps Engineering Labs | Communications | 225 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.