Thor-Delta
Thor familyUnited States Air ForceRetired
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.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 759 kN
- Height
- 18.42 m
- Diameter
- 2.44 m
- Launch mass
- 54 t
- Stages
- 3
- Launch cost
- $4.93M
- LEO capacity
- 270 kg
- GTO capacity
- 45 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
3flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate3 of 3
3success streakcurrent
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.