Thor Burner 2

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Sept. 16, 1966

Description

The Thor-Burner was an American expendable launch system, a member of the Thor rocket family. It consisted of a Thor missile, with one or two Burner upper stages.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    22.4 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    50.0 T
  • Thrust
    750.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Thor Burner 2
  • Family
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  • Variant
    Burner 2
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Thor Burner 2
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
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  • Low Earth Orbit
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  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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  • Direct Geostationary
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  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

Previous Flights

flew on 12 previous launch(es).

Thor Burner 2 | SESP 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 8, 1971, 2 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to test an infrared celestial mapping sensor system.

Polar Orbit
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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 17, 1971, 3:52 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 3, 1970, 8:39 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-5A F1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 11, 1970, 8:40 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 23, 1969, 4:39 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DSAP-4B (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4B) was the sixth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 23, 1968, 4:34 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DSAP-4B (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4B) was the sixth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 23, 1968, 4:38 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DSAP-4B (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4B) was the sixth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 11, 1967, 7:57 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DSAP-4A (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4A) was the fourth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 23, 1967, 4:41 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DSAP-4A (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4A) was the fourth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Thor Burner 2 | Aurora 1 & SECOR 9

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 29, 1967, 9:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Aurora 1 was a small satellite to study the northern and southern lights (Aurora borealis and Aurora australis). SECOR 9 was a small geodetic spacecraft used to precisely determine points on the earth.

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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 8, 1967, 8 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DSAP-4A (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4A) was the fourth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 16, 1966, 4:36 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

DSAP-4A (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4A) was the fourth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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