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FailureCourier 1A · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Aug 18, 1960, 19:58 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Aug 18, 1960, 19:58 UTC – Thursday, Aug 18, 1960, 19:58 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
Courier 1A
Type
Communications
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
An active repeater communications satellite. The vehicle failed during liftoff.
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