RocketThor Ablestar
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- June 29, 1961, 04:23
- Launch designation
- 1961 OMI
- Mission
- Transit 4A
- Flight name
- Transit 4A/GRAB
- Vehicle flight ID
- 315/AB008
- Year
- Launches in 1961
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 1,005 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.121 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit IV-A | 1961 OMI 1NORAD 116 | Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy | Navigation | 78 kg | In orbit |
| Injun I | 1961 OMI 2NORAD 117 | Office of Naval Research | Space science | 18 kg | In orbit |
| GREB | 1961 OMI 2 | 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.