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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
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McDonnell Douglas

Commercial

None

MDC

None

Previous Flights

flew on two previous launch(es).

Thor MG-18 | DSAP-1 F11

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.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Thor MG-18 | DSAP-1 F10

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
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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