Rockets / United States Air Force
Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Thor DM-21 Ablestar · United States Air Force · retired
Total launches
19
all time
Success rate
31.6%
13 of 19
Failed
6
all time
Pending
0
0 on the board
About this vehicle
The Thor-Ablestar, or Thor Able-Star, also known as Thor-Epsilon was an early American expendable launch system consisting of a PGM-17 Thor missile, with an Ablestar upper stage. It was a member of the Thor family of rockets, and was derived from the Thor-Able.
Source: Launch Library 2 record #187 · Wikipedia
Specifications
- Manufacturer
- United States Air Force
- Status
- Retired / inactive
- Reusable
- No
- Maiden flight
- 1960-04-13
- Height
- 29 m
- Diameter
- 1.4 m
- Liftoff mass
- 51 t
- Thrust
- 760 kN
- Stages
- 2
- Payload to LEO
- 150 kg
- Payload to GTO
- —
- Launch cost
- —
Next flights on this rocket
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