Thor Able I

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

April 24, 1958

Description

American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    30.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    51 T
  • Thrust
    667 kN
Family
  • Name
    Thor Able I
  • Family
  • Variant
    Able I
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Thor Able I
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $8900000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    120 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

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McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Nov. 8, 1958, 7:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

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Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
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Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
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Mission:

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Lunar Orbit
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