RocketThor Ablestarvariant 2
SpaceportVandenbergpad 75-1-1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 28, 1963, 20:22
- Launch designation
- 1963-038
- Mission
- Transit VBN-1
- Vehicle flight ID
- 375/AB013
- Flight code
- DUCK TAIL
- Year
- Launches in 1963
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 1,150 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.128 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit VBN-1 | 1963-038BNORAD 670 | Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy | Navigation | 69 kg | In orbit |
| Transit VE-1 | 1963-038CNORAD 671 | Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy | Space science | 59 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.