Thor Delta
Thor familyMcDonnell DouglasRetired
American orbital launch vehicle. Commercial name for the military's Thor-Delta.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 667 kN
- Height
- 31 m
- Diameter
- 2.44 m
- Launch mass
- 54 t
- Stages
- 3
- Launch cost
- $7.27M
- LEO capacity
- 226 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
9flightswith a definitive outcome
88.9%success rate8 of 9
1failureincluding partial failures
8success streakcurrent
First flight May 13, 1960 · latest September 18, 1962
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Thor Delta flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | 6 | 0 | 6 |