Thor Delta M

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Sept. 19, 1968

Description

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

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    34.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    103.0 T
  • Thrust
    2140.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Thor Delta M
  • Family
  • Variant
    Delta M
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Thor Delta M
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $22300000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    355.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    355.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

Thor Delta M | NATO IIB

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 3, 1971, 1:41 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First generation satellite providing communications bezween officials of NATO nations.

Geostationary Orbit
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Thor Delta M | Skynet IB

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 19, 1970, 12:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First generation satellite providing communications for the British armed forces.

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Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-8

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 23, 1970, 11:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Intelsat 3 spacecraft were used to relay commercial global telecommunications including live TV. Three of the 8 satellites in the series (F1, F5, F8) were unusable due to launch vehicle failures, and most of the remainder did not achieve their desired lifetimes.

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Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-7

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 23, 1970, 12:46 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Intelsat 3 spacecraft were used to relay commercial global telecommunications including live TV. Three of the 8 satellites in the series (F1, F5, F8) were unusable due to launch vehicle failures, and most of the remainder did not achieve their desired lifetimes.

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Thor Delta M | NATO IIA

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 20, 1970, 11:52 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First generation satellite providing communications bezween officials of NATO nations.

Geostationary Orbit
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Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-6

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 15, 1970, 12:16 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Intelsat 3 spacecraft were used to relay commercial global telecommunications including live TV. Three of the 8 satellites in the series (F1, F5, F8) were unusable due to launch vehicle failures, and most of the remainder did not achieve their desired lifetimes.

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Thor Delta M | Skynet IA

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 22, 1969, 12:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First generation satellite providing communications for the British armed forces.

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Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-5

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 26, 1969, 2:06 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The Intelsat 3 spacecraft were used to relay commercial global telecommunications including live TV. Three of the 8 satellites in the series (F1, F5, F8) were unusable due to launch vehicle failures, and most of the remainder did not achieve their desired lifetimes.

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Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 22, 1969, 2 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Intelsat 3 spacecraft were used to relay commercial global telecommunications including live TV. Three of the 8 satellites in the series (F1, F5, F8) were unusable due to launch vehicle failures, and most of the remainder did not achieve their desired lifetimes.

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Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 6, 1969, 12:39 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Intelsat 3 spacecraft were used to relay commercial global telecommunications including live TV. Three of the 8 satellites in the series (F1, F5, F8) were unusable due to launch vehicle failures, and most of the remainder did not achieve their desired lifetimes.

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Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 19, 1968, 12:32 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Intelsat 3 spacecraft were used to relay commercial global telecommunications including live TV. Three of the 8 satellites in the series (F1, F5, F8) were unusable due to launch vehicle failures, and most of the remainder did not achieve their desired lifetimes.

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Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 19, 1968, 12:09 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The Intelsat 3 spacecraft were used to relay commercial global telecommunications including live TV. Three of the 8 satellites in the series (F1, F5, F8) were unusable due to launch vehicle failures, and most of the remainder did not achieve their desired lifetimes.

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