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Thor Delta J

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

July 4, 1968

Description

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

Specifications

Stages
4
Length
31.0 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
69.0 T
Thrust
1452.0 kN

Family

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

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
$16600000
Low Earth Orbit
260.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
263.0 kg
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial

None

MDC

None

Previous Flights

flew on one previous launch(es).

Thor Delta J | RAE 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 4, 1968, 5:26 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The RAE A (Radio Astronomy Explorer A) spacecraft measured the intensity of celestial radio sources, particularly the sun, as a function of time, direction, and frequency (0.2 to 20 MHz).

Medium Earth Orbit

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