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Courier 1B

Thor DM-21 Ablestar · Communications

1960Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral

Mission

An active repeater communications satellite. The vehicle succesfully launched and successfully operated for a few weeks proving the experimental system.

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Mission Facts

Provider
USAF
Rocket
Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Orbit
LEO
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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