Thor Ablestar Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Thor Ablestar, 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 Ablestar made 19 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1960 and 1965. It is part of the Thor family. Of those, 14 succeeded and 5 failed. The success rate comes to 74 percent. The busiest year was 1960, with 5 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1965.
19
Launch attempts
14
Successes
5
Failures
74%
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 Ablestar launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC | 🇺🇸United States | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| V | 🇺🇸United States | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Launch chronology
Every Thor Ablestar launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 1965 | 1965-065 | 455/AB020 : deb NNS, Ablestar Fairing, Thor DSV-2A 455 +16 more, (cross-id), deb Dodecapole 2, NNS late deb 1, NNS launch deb (high drag), deb Ablestar 020, NNS launch deb (like 65H), [UNID012] RCS 0.0, NRL adapter, Adapter, AJ10-104D 020, NRL PL150C, NRL PL158, Long Rod, NNS O-5, NRL PL157, Dodecapole 2 | V / 75-1-1 | Success |
| Jun 24, 1965 | 1965-048 | 447/AB019 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DSV-2A 447, Radar error +13 more, NNS O-4 debris 6b, NNS O-4 debris 7, NNS O-4 debris 8, NNS O-4 debris 6, NNS O-4 debris 5, NNS O-4 debris 2, NNS O-4 debris 1, NNS O-4 debris 4, NNS O-4 debris 3, NNS O-4 launch debris, AJ10-104D, NNS adapter, NNS O-4 | V / 75-1-1 | Success |
| Mar 11, 1965 | 1965-017 | 440/AB018 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DSV-2A 440, deb Ablestar +5 more, deb Oscar 03, USN satellite, AJ10-104D, NNS O-3, Secor II S/N 3 (TR-27) | V / 75-1-1 | Success |
| Dec 13, 1964 | 1964-083 | 427/AB017 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DSV-2A 427, deb VE-5 event 2 +5 more, deb VE-5 event 1, deb Ablestar 017, AJ10-104D, NNS O-2, APL SN-43 | V / 75-1-2 | Success |
| Oct 6, 1964 | 1964-063 | 423/AB016 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DSV-2A 423, deb NNSS 30010 +4 more, Adapter, AJ10-104D, Dragsphere, NNS O-1 | V / 75-1-2 | Success |
| Apr 21, 1964 | 1964-U03 | 379/AB014 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DSV-2A 379, AJ10-104D +2 more, APL SN-40, Transit VBN-3 | V / 75-1-1 | Failure |
| Dec 5, 1963 | 1963-049 | 385/AB015 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DSV-2A 385, deb Transit VBN-2 +10 more, [UNID060] RCS 0.06, [UNID058] RCS 0.0, [UNID030] high drag, High drag debris, deb Ablestar 015, VBN-2 launch debris, Transit VBN-2 adapter, AJ10-104D, APL SN-41, Transit VBN-2 | V / 75-1-1 | Success |
| Sep 28, 1963 | 1963-038 | 375/AB013 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DSV-2A 375, [was UNID011] RCS 0.0 +9 more, deb Transit VBN-1, was [UNID128], [UNID085] RCS 0.04, [was UNID031] RCS 0.0, Transit VBN-1 part, Transit VBN-1 launch debris, AJ10-104D 013, APL SN-39, Transit VBN-1 | V / 75-1-1 | Success |
| Oct 31, 1962 | 1962 B MU | 319/AB012 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DM-18A 319, AJ10-104 012 +1 more, ANNA 1B | CC / LC17A | Success |
| May 10, 1962 | 1962-F04 | 314/AB011 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DM-18A 314, AJ10-104 +1 more, ANNA 1A | CC / LC17B | Failure |
| Jan 24, 1962 | 1962-F02 | 311/AB010 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DM-18A 311, AJ10-104 +5 more, SURCAL, Injun 2, Secor I S/N 1 (TR-17), Lofti 2, GRAB SV4 | CC / LC17B | Failure |
| Nov 15, 1961 | 1961 A ETA | 305/AB009 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DM-18A 305, deb Transit IVB +3 more, AJ10-104, Traac, Transit 4B | CC / LC17B | Success |
| Jun 29, 1961 | 1961 OMI | 315/AB008 : deb Ablestar 008, Ablestar Fairing, Thor DM-18A 315 +18 more, SSN05876 reassigned, deb Ablestar 008 Mistag TlEs, deb Ablestar 008 Mistag TLEs, SSN00662 reassigned, SSN00660 reassigned, SSN00550 reassigned, SSN00412 reassigned, deb Ablestar, [TLEs 1992-1995], UNID, [UNID096] RCS 0.02, deb Ablestar 008 [], High drag debris, Transit 4A despin weight, AJ10-104S S/N 008, GRAB SV3, Injun 1, Transit 4A | CC / LC17B | Success |
| Feb 22, 1961 | 1961 ETA | 313/AB007 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DM-18A 313, Transit 3B despin weight +3 more, AJ10-104, Lofti, Transit 3B | CC / LC17B | Success |
| Nov 30, 1960 | 1960-F16 | 283/AB006 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DM-18A 283, AJ10-104 +3 more, Transit 3A despin weight, GRAB SV1, Transit 3A | CC / LC17B | Failure |
| Oct 4, 1960 | 1960 NU | 293/AB005 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DM-18A 293, AJ10-104 +1 more, Courier 1B | CC / LC17B | Success |
| Aug 18, 1960 | 1960-F10 | 262/AB004 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DM-18A 262, AJ10-104 +1 more, Courier 1A | CC / LC17B | Failure |
| Jun 22, 1960 | 1960 ETA | 281/AB003 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DM-18A 281, Transit IIA despin weight +3 more, AJ10-104, GRAB SV2, Transit 2A | CC / LC17B | Success |
| Apr 13, 1960 | 1960 GAM | 257/AB002 : Ablestar Fairing, Thor DM-18A 257, Despin weight +3 more, AJ10-104, Dummy subsatellite, Transit 1B | CC / LC17B | Success |