RocketThor Ablestarvariant 2
SpaceportVandenbergpad 75-1-1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 5, 1963, 21:51
- Launch designation
- 1963-049
- Mission
- Transit VBN-2
- Vehicle flight ID
- 385/AB015
- Flight code
- LIMIT LINE
- Year
- Launches in 1963
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 1,127 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.127 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit VBN-2 | 1963-049BNORAD 704 | Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy | Navigation | 75 kg | In orbit |
| Transit VE-3 | 1963-049CNORAD 705 | Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy | Space science | 52 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.