Transit 1A

USA

Spacecraft n°: 49

USA satellite n°: 39

Launch data:

Designation	F00074 / 59F09
Launch date	17 Sep 1959
Launch site	CC, LC-17A
Launch vehicle	Thor-DM18 Able-2 (#136)
Mission
Decay	17 Sep 1959

Failure: First and second stage functioned normally, but the third stage failed to ignite.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Customer
Platform
Mass at launch	121 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power

Ref.: #7, #102 - update: 2.07.04