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Thor · United States Air Force

Thor Delta E1

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
28 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Mass
68,000 kg
Stages
4
Payload to LEO
540 kg
Payload to GTO
150 kg
First flight
1966-07-01
Total launches
17
Success / Fail
16 / 1

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

Payloads it launched · 19

ISIS 2
LEO
EXPLORER 41 (IMP-5)
HEO
ESSA 9 (TOS-G)
LEO
ISIS 1
MEO
HEOS-A1
HEO
TETR 2
LEO
PIONEER 9
Heliocentric
EXPLORER 36 (GEOS 2)
LEO
PIONEER 8
Heliocentric
TATS 1 (TETR-1)
LEO
ESSA 6 (TOS-D)
LEO
INTELSAT 2-F4
GEO
EXPLORER 35 (AIMP-E)
Lunar
EXPLORER 34 (IMP-4)
HEO
INTELSAT 2-F3
GEO
INTELSAT 2-F2
GEO
INTELSAT 2-F1
GEO
PIONEER 7
Heliocentric
EXPLORER 33 (AIMP-D)
HEO