Thor Delta E
In-activeMcDonnell Douglas (MDC)
Nov. 6, 1965
Description
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Specifications
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Stages
3 -
Length
31.0 m -
Diameter
2.44 m -
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m -
Launch Mass
69.0 T -
Thrust
1452.0 kN
Family
-
Name
Thor Delta E -
Family
― -
Variant
Delta E -
Alias
― -
Full Name
Thor Delta E
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
$13930000 -
Low Earth Orbit
540.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
150.0 kg -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―
McDonnell Douglas
Commercial
None
MDCNone
Thor Delta E | ESSA 5
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 20, 1967, 11:21 a.m.
Thor Delta E | ESSA 4
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 26, 1967, 5:31 p.m.
Thor Delta E | ESSA 3
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 2, 1966, 10:39 a.m.
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McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 28, 1966, 1:58 p.m.
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McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 16, 1965, 7:31 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Pioneer A to E (Pioneer 6 to 9 after launch) were a series of five solar-orbiting, spin-stabilized, solar-cell and battery-powered satellites designed to obtain measurements of interplanetary phenomena from widely separated points in space on a continuing basis.
Heliocentric N/AThor Delta E | GEOS A
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 6, 1965, 6:38 p.m.
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