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Thor Delta D

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Aug. 19, 1964

Description

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

Specifications

Stages
4
Length
32.0 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
63.0 T
Thrust
1571.0 kN

Family

Name
Thor Delta D
Family
―
Variant
Delta D
Alias
―
Full Name
Thor Delta D

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
$12720000
Low Earth Orbit
450.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
104.0 kg
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial

None

MDC

None

Previous Flights

flew on two previous launch(es).

Thor Delta D | Early Bird

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
April 6, 1965, 11:47 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Early Bird, also known as Intelsat I, the world's first commercial communications satellite, was built for the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) by the Space and Communications Group of Hughes Aircraft Company, later Hughes Space and Communications Company.

Geosynchronous Orbit

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Thor Delta D | Syncom 3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 19, 1964, 12:15 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Syncom 3 was the first geostationary satellite.

Geosynchronous Orbit

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