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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
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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 08, 1971 - 14:00 UTC

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
February 17, 1971 - 03:52 UTC

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
September 03, 1970 - 08:39 UTC

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
February 11, 1970 - 08:40 UTC

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 - 04:39 UTC

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-4B F2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
October 23, 1968 - 04:34 UTC

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-4B F1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 23, 1968 - 04:38 UTC

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
October 11, 1967 - 07:57 UTC

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 | DSAP-4A F3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
August 23, 1967 - 04:41 UTC

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 - 21:01 UTC

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.

Polar Orbit

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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
February 08, 1967 - 08:00 UTC

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 | DSAP-4A F1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
September 16, 1966 - 04:36 UTC

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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