RocketThor Ablestar
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 15, 1961, 22:26
- Launch designation
- 1961 A ETA
- Mission
- Transit 4B
- Vehicle flight ID
- 305/AB009?
- Year
- Launches in 1961
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 1,149 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.194 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit IV-B | 1961 A ETA 1NORAD 202 | Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy | Navigation | 89 kg | In orbit |
| Traac | 1961 A ETA 2NORAD 205 | Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy | Technology | 105 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.