Thor Delta E1
In-activeMcDonnell Douglas (MDC)
July 1, 1966
Description
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Specifications
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Stages
4 -
Length
28.0 m -
Diameter
2.44 m -
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m -
Launch Mass
68.0 T -
Thrust
1450.0 kN
Family
-
Name
Thor Delta E1 -
Family
― -
Variant
Delta E1 -
Alias
― -
Full Name
Thor Delta E1
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
― -
Low Earth Orbit
540.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
150.0 kg -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―
McDonnell Douglas
Commercial
None
MDCNone
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Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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Jan. 30, 1969, 6:46 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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Elliptical OrbitThor Delta E1 | Pioneer 9
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Nov. 8, 1968, 9:46 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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Jan. 11, 1968, 4:16 p.m.
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McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Dec. 13, 1967, 2:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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March 23, 1967, 1:30 a.m.
Thor Delta E1 | INTELSAT II F-2
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Jan. 11, 1967, 10:55 a.m.
Thor Delta E1 | INTELSAT II F-1
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Oct. 26, 1966, 11:05 p.m.
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Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Pioneer A to E (Pioneer 6 to 9 after launch) were a series of five solar-orbiting, spin-stabilized, solar-cell and battery-powered satellites designed to obtain measurements of interplanetary phenomena from widely separated points in space on a continuing basis.
Heliocentric N/AThor Delta E1 | Explorer 33
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
July 1, 1966, 4:02 p.m.
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