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Thor Delta A

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Oct. 2, 1962

Description

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

Specifications

Stages
3
Length
31.0 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
50.0 T
Thrust
667.0 kN

Family

Name
Thor Delta A
Family
―
Variant
Delta A
Alias
―
Full Name
Thor Delta A

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
$9590000
Low Earth Orbit
250.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
68.0 kg
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial

None

MDC

None

Previous Flights

flew on two previous launch(es).

Thor Delta A | Explorer 15

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 27, 1962, 11:15 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Explorer 15 was instrumented to study the artificial radiation belt produced by the Starfish high-altitude nuclear burst of July 1962. The backup payload for Explorer 14 was modified and used for Explorer 15.

Elliptical Orbit

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Thor Delta A | Explorer 14

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 2, 1962, 10:11 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Explorer 14 was a spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic-ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields.

Elliptical Orbit

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