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Thor · United States Air Force

Thor-Delta

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
18.42 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Mass
54,000 kg
Stages
3
First flight
1960-05-13
Total launches
3
Success / Fail
3 / 0

The Delta DM-19, or Thor-Delta was an early launch system used for 12 launches in the early '60s in the US. The first stage was a Thor missile with the second stage being the Delta, hence the name Thor-Delta. Of 12 flights, it failed only once and put 11 satellites into orbit between 1960 and 62.

Payloads it launched · 3

EXPLORER 12
HEO
TIROS 3
LEO
EXPLORER 10
Payload