LOFTI-2A & Others

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

09:30:00

Wednesday January 24, 1962

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Mission Details

Launch Notes

Second stage insufficient thrust

Rocket

Retired
Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Active 1960 to 1962


Rocket

Height: 29m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 150 kg

Liftoff Thrust

760 Kilonewtons

Stages

0

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

SLC-17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

20 days 2 hours

Stats

Thor-Ablestar


9th

Mission

1st

Mission of 1962

1962


2nd

Orbital launch attempt