1998 · United States Air Force
Thor III
successDelta II | Thor III
In November 1995, Hughes was awarded the contract for Thor 2, a high-powered version of Hughes' spin-stabilized HS-376 model. Thor 2 was successfully launched in May 1997. That same month, Telenor announced the award of a follow-on contract to Hughes for a second high-powered HS-376HP satellite, Thor 3, which was successfully launched in June 1998.
Overview
- Date / time
- June 10, 1998 at 12:35 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- Mission
- Thor III
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Geostationary Orbit