Thor Delta G
In-activeMcDonnell Douglas (MDC)
Dec. 14, 1966
Description
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Specifications
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Stages
3 -
Length
30.0 m -
Diameter
2.44 m -
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m -
Launch Mass
55.0 T -
Thrust
765.0 kN
Family
-
Name
Thor Delta G -
Family
― -
Variant
Delta G -
Alias
― -
Full Name
Thor Delta G
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
$10150000 -
Low Earth Orbit
― -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
― -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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McDonnell Douglas
Commercial
None
MDCNone
Thor Delta G | Biosat 2
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 7, 1967, 10:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The objectives of the Biosatellite, a.k.a. Biosat, Bios (Biological Satellite), were to determine the biological effects of the space environment upon daily rhythms of living organisms and to obtain and analyze available data on the performance in orbit of life support, altitude control, and other spacecraft systems, including instrumentation for recording biological data.
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Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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