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Thor Burner 1

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

May 20, 1965

Description

The Thor-Burner was an American expendable launch system, a member of the Thor rocket family. It consisted of a Thor missile, with one or two Burner upper stages.

Specifications

Stages
2
Length
23.0 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
50.0 T
Thrust
668.0 kN

Family

Name
Thor Burner 1
Family
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Variant
Burner 1
Alias
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Full Name
Thor Burner 1

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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McDonnell Douglas

Commercial

None

MDC

None

Previous Flights

flew on four previous launch(es).

Thor Burner 1 | DSAP-2 F3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 31, 1966, 5:41 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The DSAP-2 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 2) satellites series consisted of three modified DSAP-1 military meteorological satellites.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Thor Burner 1 | DSAP-2 F2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 7, 1966, 4:48 a.m.

Status: Launch Failure

Mission:

The DSAP-2 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 2) satellites series consisted of three modified DSAP-1 military meteorological satellites.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Thor Burner 1 | DSAP-2 F1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 10, 1965, 4:41 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The DSAP-2 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 2) satellites series consisted of three modified DSAP-1 military meteorological satellites.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Thor Burner 1 | OPS 8386

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 20, 1965, 4:30 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The single DSAP-3 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 3) was a modified DSAP-2 satellite to provide experimental tactical access to weather data.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Recent Launches

Falcon 9

Success

2 days, 5 hours ago

Starlink Group 11-30

Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 28 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Falcon 9

Success

3 days, 6 hours ago

Starlink Group 6-79

Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Long March 3

Success

4 days, 3 hours ago

TJSW-21

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.

Falcon 9

Success

4 days, 11 hours ago

Starlink Group 6-78

Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

Electron

Success

5 days, 1 hour ago

Follow My Speed (BlackSky Gen-3 3)

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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