Thor Delta N
In-activeMcDonnell Douglas (MDC)
Aug. 16, 1968
Description
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
33.0 m -
Diameter
2.44 m -
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m -
Launch Mass
90.0 T -
Thrust
1590.0 kN
Family
-
Name
Thor Delta N -
Family
― -
Variant
Delta N -
Alias
― -
Full Name
Thor Delta N
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
$18800000 -
Low Earth Orbit
― -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
― -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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McDonnell Douglas
Commercial
None
MDCNone
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