Thor Delta M
In-activeMcDonnell Douglas (MDC)
Sept. 19, 1968
Description
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Specifications
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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
MDCNone
Thor Delta M | NATO IIB
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 3, 1971, 1:41 a.m.
Thor Delta M | Skynet IB
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 19, 1970, 12:11 p.m.
Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-8
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape 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.
Geostationary OrbitThor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-7
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape 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.
Geostationary OrbitThor Delta M | NATO IIA
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 20, 1970, 11:52 p.m.
Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-6
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape 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.
Geostationary OrbitThor Delta M | Skynet IA
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 22, 1969, 12:37 a.m.
Thor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-5
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape 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.
Geostationary OrbitThor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-4
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape 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.
Geostationary OrbitThor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-3
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape 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.
Geostationary OrbitThor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-2
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape 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.
Geostationary OrbitThor Delta M | INTELSAT III F-1
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape 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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