RocketThor Ablestarvariant 2
SpaceportVandenbergpad 75-1-1
OutcomeFailurestage 1 guidance or control failure; later stages kept firing on the wrong trajectory
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 21, 1964, 18:50
- Launch designation
- 1964-U03
- Mission
- Transit VBN-3
- Vehicle flight ID
- 379/AB014
- Flight code
- USEFUL TOOL
- Year
- Launches in 1964
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 500 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.139 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OF · S1G*
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit VBN-3 | 1964-U03 | Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy | — | — | — |
| Transit VE-2 | 1964-U03 | Bureau of Naval Weapons, US Navy | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.