Thor DM-21 Ablestar

A United States of America Thor launcher, Thor DM-21 Ablestar is manufactured by United States Air Force.

Specifications

Height: 29 m
Diameter: 1.44 m
Mass: 51000 kg
Stages: 2
Thrust: 760 kN
LEO payload: 150 kg
First flight: Apr 13, 1960

Manufacturer & operator

Family: Thor
Variant: DM-21
Manufacturer: United States Air Force
Operator: —
Country: United States of America

Launch sites

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA (11 launches)
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (8 launches)

Launch history

19 launches to date.

SUCCESS

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 5

Aug 14, 1965 UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

United States Air Force

SUCCESS

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 4

Jun 25, 1965 UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

United States Air Force

SUCCESS

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 3

Mar 11, 1965 UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

United States Air Force

SUCCESS

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 2 & 5E-5

Dec 13, 1964 UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

United States Air Force

SUCCESS

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 1

Oct 7, 1964 UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

United States Air Force

FAILED

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 3

Apr 22, 1964 UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

United States Air Force

SUCCESS

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-5BN 2

Dec 6, 1963 UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

United States Air Force

SUCCESS

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit 5BN-1

Sep 29, 1963 UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

United States Air Force

SUCCESS

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Thor DM-21 Ablestar | ANNA 1B

Oct 31, 1962 UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

United States Air Force

FAILED

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Thor DM-21 Ablestar | ANNA 1A

May 10, 1962 UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

United States Air Force