Thor DSV-2U

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Sept. 11, 1976

Description

The Thor DSV-2U or Thor LV-2F Star-37XE Star-37S-ISS was an American expendable launch system used to launch five DMSP weather satellites between 1976 and 1980.

Specifications
  • Stages
    1
  • Length
    23.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    49.0 T
  • Thrust
    750.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Thor DSV-2U
  • Family
  • Variant
    DSV-2U
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Thor DSV-2U
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    500.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 11, 1976, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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