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Thor Able I - Liftoff Watch

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Thor Able I

Thor family · ABMA

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Recent Missions (3)

Manifest / 02Failure

Pioneer 2

ProviderArmy Ballistic Missile Agency

PadSpace Launch Complex 17A

DateNov 8, 1958

Local time07:30 AM UTC

Manifest / 03Success

Pioneer 1

ProviderArmy Ballistic Missile Agency

PadSpace Launch Complex 17A

DateOct 11, 1958

Local time08:42 AM UTC

Manifest / 04Failure

Able I (Pioneer)

ProviderArmy Ballistic Missile Agency

PadSpace Launch Complex 17A

DateAug 17, 1958

Local time12:18 PM UTC