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Thor Burner 2A

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Oct. 14, 1971

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
3
Length
23.0 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
50.0 T
Thrust
750.0 kN

Family

Name
Thor Burner 2A
Family
―
Variant
Burner 2A
Alias
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Full Name
Thor Burner 2A

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 eight previous launch(es).

Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5C F3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 19, 1976, 7:52 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5C F2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 24, 1975, 3:22 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5C F1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 9, 1974, 3:22 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F5

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 16, 1974, 8 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 17, 1973, 4:49 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Thor Burner 2A | DSAP-5B F3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 9, 1972, 3:23 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5B F2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 24, 1972, 8:46 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Thor Burner 2A | DSAP-5B F1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 14, 1971, 7:51 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Military meteorological satellite

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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