Thor · United States Air Force

Thor Burner 2A

retired

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Specifications

Status: retired
Height: 23 m
Diameter: 2.44 m
Mass: 50,000 kg
Stages: 3
First flight: 1971-10-14
Total launches: 8
Success / Fail: 8 / 0

The Thor-Burner was an American expendable launch system, a member of the Thor rocket family. It consisted of a Thor missile, with one or two Burner upper stages.

Payloads it launched · 8

OPS 5140 (DMSP 5C F8)

LEO

OPS 6226 (DMSP 5C F7)

LEO

OPS 6983 (DMSP 5B F6)

LEO

OPS 8579 (DMSP 5B F5)

LEO

OPS 8364 (DMSP 5B F4)

LEO

OPS 7323 (DMSP 5B F3)

LEO

OPS 5058 (DMSP 5B F2)

LEO

OPS 4311 (DMSP 5B F1)

LEO