Thor-Ablestar 4
Thor-Ablestar flight 4 successfully launched Courier 1B on 4 October 1960. Courier 1B became the first active repeater communications satellite, storing and forwarding voice, telegraph, and image messages.
Identity
- Aliases
- Thor-Ablestar Courier 1BThor Epsilon flight 4
- Name
- Thor-Ablestar 4
- Slug
- thor-ablestar-4
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Thor-Ablestar flight 4 successfully launched Courier 1B on 4 October 1960. Courier 1B became the first active repeater communications satellite, storing and forwarding voice, telegraph, and image messages.
- Operator Id
- vh73kr4r60fn37z8e1xzt1f8vd89n75j
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7gth18km9zgpf7ea6zxccj7x8afmbz
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:14:40 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:14:40 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1960-10-04
- Last Flight Date
- 1960-10-04
- Serial Number
- 4
- Vehicle Code
- Courier 1B