Thor Able II Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Thor Able II, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. It is one of the variants covered on the Thor family page.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Thor Able II made 2 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1959 and 1960. It is part of the Thor family. Of those, 1 succeeded and 1 failed. The success rate comes to 50 percent. The busiest year was 1959, with 1 flight. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1960.
2
Launch attempts
1
Successes
1
Failures
50%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Launch sites used
Sites the Thor Able II launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC | 🇺🇸United States | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Launch chronology
Every Thor Able II launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1960 | 1960 BET | 148 : Altair Fairing, Able II, Thor DM-18A 148 +3 more, Despin weight, Altair X-248, NASA A-1 | CC / LC17A | Success |
| Sep 17, 1959 | 1959-F08 | 136 : Altair Fairing, AJ10-42, Thor DM-18A 136 +3 more, Transit 1A despin weight, Altair X-248, Transit 1A | CC / LC17A | Failure |