Thor-Ablestar 1
Thor-Ablestar flight 1 successfully launched Transit 1B on 13 April 1960. The 265-pound payload became the first successful navigation satellite and demonstrated Doppler-based position determination.
Identity
- Aliases
- Thor-Ablestar Transit 1BThor Epsilon flight 1
- Name
- Thor-Ablestar 1
- Slug
- thor-ablestar-1
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Thor-Ablestar flight 1 successfully launched Transit 1B on 13 April 1960. The 265-pound payload became the first successful navigation satellite and demonstrated Doppler-based position determination.
- Operator Id
- vh73kr4r60fn37z8e1xzt1f8vd89n75j
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7gth18km9zgpf7ea6zxccj7x8afmbz
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:14:23 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:14:23 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1960-04-13
- Last Flight Date
- 1960-04-13
- Serial Number
- 1
- Vehicle Code
- Transit 1B