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Thor Delta C1

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

May 25, 1966

Description

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Specifications

Stages
3
Length
27.5 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
52.0 T
Thrust
756.0 kN

Family

Name
Thor Delta C1
Family
―
Variant
Delta C1
Alias
―
Full Name
Thor Delta C1

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
―
Low Earth Orbit
81.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial

None

MDC

None

Previous Flights

flew on three previous launch(es).

Thor Delta C1 | OSO 5

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 22, 1969, 4:48 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

OSO (Orbital Solar Observatory) satellite. Its purpose was to return data on the ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma ray emissions of the sun and galaxy.

Low Earth Orbit

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Thor Delta C1 | OSO 4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 18, 1967, 3:58 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

OSO (Orbital Solar Observatory) satellite. Its purpose was to return data on the ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma ray emissions of the sun and galaxy.

Low Earth Orbit

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Thor Delta C1 | Explorer 32

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 25, 1966, 2 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

AE B (Aeronomy Explorer B) was an aeronomy satellite which was designed to directly measure temperatures, composition, densities, and pressures in the upper atmosphere on a global basis.

Low Earth Orbit

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