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Thor·United States Air Force

Thor Delta E

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
31 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Mass
69,000 kg
Stages
3
Thrust
1,452 kN
Payload to LEO
540 kg
Payload to GTO
150 kg
First flight
1965-11-06
Total launches
6
Success / Fail
6 / 0

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Payloads it launched

6 loaded
ESSA 5
LEO
ESSA 4 (TOS-B)
LEO
ESSA 3 (TOS-A)
LEO
ESSA 2 (OT-2)
LEO
PIONEER 6
Heliocentric
EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1)
MEO