Thor-Ablestar 3
Thor-Ablestar flight 3 attempted to launch Courier 1A on 18 August 1960. A first-stage malfunction prevented orbit and destroyed the communications-satellite mission.
Identity
- Aliases
- Thor-Ablestar Courier 1AThor Epsilon flight 3
- Name
- Thor-Ablestar 3
- Slug
- thor-ablestar-3
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Thor-Ablestar flight 3 attempted to launch Courier 1A on 18 August 1960. A first-stage malfunction prevented orbit and destroyed the communications-satellite mission.
- Operator Id
- vh73kr4r60fn37z8e1xzt1f8vd89n75j
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7gth18km9zgpf7ea6zxccj7x8afmbz
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:14:34 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:14:34 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1960-08-18
- Last Flight Date
- 1960-08-18
- Serial Number
- 3
- Vehicle Code
- Courier 1A