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Thor Able
Thor-DM18 Able [USAF] |
Thor-DM18 Able-1 (Pioneer (1)) [USAF] |
| Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thor-DM-18 Able | DM-18 / MB-3-I | Able / AJ10-40 | - |
| Thor-DM-18 Able-1 | DM-18 / MB-3-I | Able-1 / AJ10-41 | X-248-A3 |
| Thor-DM-18 Able-2 | DM-18 / MB-3-I | Able-2 / AJ10-42 | - |
| Thor-DM-18 Able-2 (mod) | DM-18 / MB-3-I | Able-2 / AJ10-42 | X-248-A7 |
| Thor-DM-18 Able-3 | DM-18 / MB-3-I | Able-3 / AJ10-101A | X-248-A4 |
| Thor-DM-18 Able-4 | DM-18 / MB-3-I | Able-4 / AJ10-42 | X-248-A4 |
No: Serial: Type: Date: LS Payload
1 1 116 Thor-DM18 Able 24.04.1958 F CC LC-17A * ARTV 1 2 2 118 Thor-DM18 Able 10.07.1958 CC LC-17A * ARTV 2 3 3 119 Thor-DM18 Able 23.07.1958 CC LC-17A * ARTV 3 4 4 127 Thor-DM18 Able-1 17.08.1958 F CC LC-17A Pioneer (1) 5 2 130 Thor-DM18 Able-1 11.10.1958 P CC LC-17A Pioneer 1 6 3 129 Thor-DM18 Able-1 08.11.1958 F CC LC-17A Pioneer 2 7 1 128 Thor-DM18 Able-2 23.01.1959 P CC LC-17A * PGRTV 1 8 2 131 Thor-DM18 Able-2 28.02.1959 CC LC-17A * PGRTV 2 9 3 132 Thor-DM18 Able-2 21.03.1959 CC LC-17A * PGRTV 3 10 4 133 Thor-DM18 Able-2 08.04.1959 CC LC-17A * PGRTV 4 11 5 135 Thor-DM18 Able-2 20.05.1959 CC LC-17A * PGRTV 5 12 6 137 Thor-DM18 Able-2 11.06.1959 CC LC-17A * PGRTV 6 13 1 134 Thor-DM18 Able-3 07.08.1959 CC LC-17A Explorer 6 (S 2) 14 1 136 Thor-DM18 Able-2 (mod) 17.09.1959 F CC LC-17A Transit 1A 15 1 219 Thor-DM18 Able-4 11.03.1960 CC LC-17A Pioneer 5 (P 2) 16 2 148 Thor-DM18 Able-2 (mod) 01.04.1960 CC LC-17A TIROS 1 (A 1) Failures: Flight 1: Thor failed after 146 sec Flight 4: Thor exploded after 77 sec Flight 5: Stage 3 produced unsufficient thrust Flight 6: Stage 3 failed Flight 7: Stage 1 shut down at wrong time Flight 14: Stage 3 failed Launch sites: CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
