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Thor Delta

9FLIGHTS
88.9%SUCCESS
1FAILURES
8STREAK
May 1960FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT31 m
DIAMETER2.44 m
LAUNCH MASS54 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST667 kN
STAGES3
ABOUT THOR DELTA

American orbital launch vehicle. Commercial name for the military’s Thor-Delta.

PAYLOAD CAPACITY
226 kg
TO LEO
498 lbs
LIFTOFF THRUST
667
KILONEWTONS
149,948
POUNDS-FORCE
~894
HORSEPOWER
DIMENSIONS
↕Height31 m (102 ft)
↔Diameter2.44 m (8 ft)
⚖Launch Mass54 kg (119 lbs)
▣Stages3
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FLIGHT HISTORY
Thor Delta | Tiros 6
Sep 18, 1962SUCCESS
Thor Delta | Telstar 1
Jul 10, 1962SUCCESS
Thor Delta | Tiros 5
Jun 19, 1962SUCCESS
Thor Delta | Ariel 1
Apr 26, 1962SUCCESS
Thor Delta | OSO 1
Mar 7, 1962SUCCESS
Thor Delta | Tiros 4
Feb 8, 1962SUCCESS
Thor Delta | Tiros 2
Nov 23, 1960SUCCESS
Thor Delta | Echo
May 13, 1960FAILURE
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