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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulNavigationThor DM-21 Ablestar
Launched 1960-06-22 05:54 UTCSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Polar Orbit
Worldwide
14th
orbital launch attempt in 1960
United States Air Force
10th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 17B
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
69 d 17 h
since the pad's previous launch
The Transit system was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was primarily used by the U.S. Navy to provide accurate location information to its Polaris ballistic missile submarines, and it was also used as a navigation system by the Navy's surface ships, as well as for hydrographic survey and geodetic surveying.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
29m
Diameter
1.4m
To low Earth orbit
150kg
Liftoff thrust
760kN
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