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United States Air ForceMixed resultThor DM-21 Ablestar
Launched 1961-02-22 03:45 UTCSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Failed to seperate from upper stage, failed to place into correct orbit.
From Launch Library 2 · updated
Partial failure
Lifted off
Thor DM-21 Ablestar lifted off with its payload, but the launch was only a partial success.
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No cause has been given yet. What United States Air Force finds will be added here, and to the updates below.
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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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