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Thor DSV-2U

Thor family · McDonnell Douglas · Retired

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The Thor DSV-2U or Thor LV-2F Star-37XE Star-37S-ISS was an American expendable launch system used to launch five DMSP weather satellites between 1976 and 1980.

Specifications

Thrust
750 kN
Height
23 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch mass
49 t
Stages
1
Launch cost
LEO capacity
500 kg
GTO capacity
GEO capacity
SSO capacity

Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.

Flight record

Flights
5
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
80%
4 of 5
Current success streak
0
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
Between consecutive booster flights

Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.

Launches