RocketThor Ablestar
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF BMDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- February 22, 1961, 03:45
- Launch designation
- 1961 ETA
- Mission
- Transit 3B
- Vehicle flight ID
- 313/AB007
- Year
- Launches in 1961
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 984 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.796 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit III-B | 1961 ETANORAD 87 | Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy | Navigation | 170 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Mar 30, 1961 |
| Lofti | 1961 ETA | Naval Research Lab | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.