Delta DM-19
In-active ThorUnited States Air Force (USAF)
May 13, 1960
Description
The Delta DM-19, or Thor-Delta was an early launch system used for 12 launches in the early '60s in the US. The first stage was a Thor missile with the second stage being the Delta, hence the name Thor-Delta. Of 12 flights, it failed only once and put 11 satellites into orbit between 1960 and 62.
Specifications
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Stages
3 -
Length
18.42 m -
Diameter
2.44 m -
Fairing Diameter
― -
Launch Mass
54 T -
Thrust
759 kN
Family
-
Name
Delta DM-19 -
Family
Thor -
Variant
DM-19 -
Alias
― -
Full Name
Thor-Delta
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
$$4.93M -
Low Earth Orbit
― -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
― -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―
United States Air Force
Government
None
USAFNone
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