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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulNavigationThor DM-21 Ablestar
Launched 1963-09-28 20:22 UTCSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Polar Orbit
Worldwide
49th
orbital launch attempt in 1963
United States Air Force
38th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 2E
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
71 d 20 h
since the pad's previous launch
Transit navigation satellite equipped with nuclear power.
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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Upcoming
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Height
29m
Diameter
1.4m
To low Earth orbit
150kg
Liftoff thrust
760kN
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