ANNA 1A (Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force), the first dedicated geodetic satellite with flashing lights and SECOR ranging, launched on a Thor DM-21 Ablestar from Cape Canaveral LC-17B; the second stage failed to ignite and the payload was lost.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 10th
- of 19 Thor DM-21 Ablestar flights
- Date and time
- 10 May 1962, 12:06 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor DM-21 Ablestar
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- Launches in 1962
- 21st of 81