Thor Delta C

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Nov. 27, 1963

Description

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

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    27.5 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    52.0 T
  • Thrust
    667.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Thor Delta C
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    Delta C
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Thor Delta C
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    81.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    ―

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

Previous Flights

flew on 10 previous launch(es).

Thor Delta C | OSO 3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
March 8, 1967, 4:12 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

OSO (Orbital Solar Observatory) satellite. Its purpose was to return data on the ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma ray emissions of the sun and galaxy.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor Delta C | ESSA 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 3, 1966, 7:41 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Thor Delta C | OSO C

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 25, 1965, 3:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

OSO (Orbital Solar Observatory) satellite. Its purpose was to return data on the ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma ray emissions of the sun and galaxy.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor Delta C | Tiros 10

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 2, 1965, 4:07 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

NASA's TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) program was the first experimental weathersatellite program.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Thor Delta C | Explorer 28

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
May 29, 1965, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Explorer 28 (IMP 3) was a solar-cell and chemical-battery powered spacecraft instrumented for interplanetary and distant magnetospheric studies of energetic particles, cosmic rays, magnetic fields, and plasmas.

Elliptical Orbit
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Thor Delta C | OSO 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 3, 1965, 4:36 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

OSO (Orbital Solar Observatory) satellite. Its purpose was to return data on the ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma ray emissions of the sun and galaxy.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Thor Delta C | Tiros 9

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 22, 1965, 7:52 a.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The ESSA series was the second generation of US meterological satellites after the TIROS (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) series. They were also called OT (Operational TIROS), TOS (TIROS Operational Satellite).

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Thor Delta C | Explorer 26

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 21, 1964, 9 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Explorer 26 was a spin-stabilized, solar-cell-powered spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic-ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields.

Elliptical Orbit
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Thor Delta C | Explorer 21

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Oct. 4, 1964, 3:45 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Explorer 21 (IMP 2) was a solar-cell and chemical-battery powered spacecraft instrumented for interplanetary and distant magnetospheric studies of energetic particles, cosmic rays, magnetic fields, and plasmas.

Elliptical Orbit
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Thor Delta C | Explorer 18

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 27, 1963, 2:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Explorer 18 (IMP 1, Interplanetary Monitoring Platform) was a solar-cell and chemical-battery powered spacecraft instrumented for interplanetary and distant magnetospheric studies of energetic particles, cosmic rays, magnetic fields, and plasmas.

Elliptical Orbit
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