Launch Vehicle

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

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.

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Details

Family: Thor
Variant: DM-21
Reusable: No
Manufacturer: United States Air Force

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Launch history

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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 5
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Aug 13, 1965, 3:11 PM GMT-7
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 4
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Jun 24, 1965, 3:35 PM GMT-7
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 3
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Mar 11, 1965, 5:39 AM GMT-8
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 2 & 5E-5
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Dec 12, 1964, 4:08 PM GMT-8
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 1
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Oct 06, 1964, 10:04 AM GMT-7
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 3
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Apr 21, 1964, 10:50 AM GMT-8
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 2
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Dec 05, 1963, 1:51 PM GMT-8
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 5BN-1
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Sep 28, 1963, 1:22 PM GMT-7
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | ANNA 1B
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Oct 31, 1962, 3:08 AM GMT-5
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | ANNA 1A
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
May 10, 1962, 8:06 AM GMT-4
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | 5 Payloads Rideshare
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Jan 24, 1962, 4:30 AM GMT-5
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4B & TRAAC
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Nov 15, 1961, 5:26 PM GMT-5
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 4A & Injun-1 & Solrad 3
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Jun 29, 1961, 12:23 AM GMT-4
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 3B & LOFTI-1
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Feb 21, 1961, 10:45 PM GMT-5
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 3A
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Nov 30, 1960, 2:50 PM GMT-5
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Courier 1B
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Oct 04, 1960, 1:50 PM GMT-4
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Courier 1A
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Aug 18, 1960, 3:58 PM GMT-4
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 2A
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Jun 22, 1960, 1:54 AM GMT-4
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 1B
United States Air Force - Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Apr 13, 1960, 7:02 AM GMT-5
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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