Thor MG-18

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Jan. 19, 1965

Description

American orbital launch vehicle. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Thor DM-18A + 1 x MG-18

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    23.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    50.0 T
  • Thrust
    668.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Thor MG-18
  • Family
  • Variant
    MG-18
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Thor MG-18
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

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McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 18, 1965, 4:43 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DSAP-1 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 1) satellites series, also known as P-35, was the first series of military meteorologal satellites of the USA.

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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 19, 1965, 5:03 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The DSAP-1 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 1) satellites series, also known as P-35, was the first series of military meteorologal satellites of the USA.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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