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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

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

226 kg
TO LEO
498 lbs
667
KILONEWTONS
149,948
POUNDS-FORCE
~894
HORSEPOWER
Height31 m (102 ft)
Diameter2.44 m (8 ft)
Launch Mass54 kg (119 lbs)
Stages3