Thor Delta N

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Aug. 16, 1968

Description

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

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    33.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    90.0 T
  • Thrust
    1590.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Thor Delta N
  • Family
  • Variant
    Delta N
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Thor Delta N
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $18800000
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

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Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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Sept. 29, 1971, 9:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

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Thor Delta N | OSO 6

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Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 9, 1969, 7:52 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 15, 1968, 5:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 16, 1968, 11:24 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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