Thor DSV-2U
Thor familyMcDonnell DouglasRetired
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
- LEO capacity
- 500 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
5flightswith a definitive outcome
80%success rate4 of 5
1failureincluding partial failures
0success streakcurrent
First flight September 11, 1976 · latest July 15, 1980
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Thor DSV-2U flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 |