1961 Press Photo Thor-Able-Star Rocket Hurls 3 Satellites into Orbit - now36643

Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 29 - Triple Satellite Rocket - The Thor-Able-Star rocket which last night hurled three satellites into orbit around the earth blazes away from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The three satellites were mounted inside the bulb-like nose cone of the rocket. Transit 4A, the largest of the three satellites, is powered with the first atomic battery sent into space.

Photo is dated 1961.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.