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Delta 1604
Part of Thor
American orbital launch vehicle. Four stage vehicle consisting of 6 x Castor 2 + 1 x ELT Thor/MB-3 + 1 x Delta F + 1 x Star 37C
Status: Retired 1973. First Launch: 1972-09-23. Last Launch: 1973-10-26. Number: 2 . Payload: 600 kg (1,320 lb). Gross mass: 118,000 kg (260,000 lb). Height: 35.00 m (114.00 ft). Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Apogee: 200,000 km (120,000 mi).
LEO Payload: 600 kg (1,320 lb). Payload: 600 kg (1,320 lb) to a GTO.
More at: Delta 1604.
Family:
orbital launch vehicle.
Country:
USA.
Spacecraft:
IMP.
Projects:
Explorer.
Launch Sites:
Cape Canaveral,
Cape Canaveral LC17B.
Stages:
Delta F,
Delta Thor ELT,
Castor 2,
Star 37C.
Agency:
Douglas.
1972 September 23 - .
01:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC17B.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Delta 1604.
- Explorer 47 - .
Payload: IMP H. Mass: 376 kg (828 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA Greenbelt.
Program: Explorer.
Class: Earth.
Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: IMP.
USAF Sat Cat: 6197 . COSPAR: 1972-073A. Apogee: 235,600 km (146,300 mi). Perigee: 201,100 km (124,900 mi). Inclination: 17.20 deg. Period: 17,670.00 min. Investigated cislunar radiation, Earth's magnetosphere, interplantary magnetic field. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). .
1973 October 26 - .
02:26 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC17B.
LV Family:
Thor.
Launch Vehicle:
Delta 1604.
- Explorer 50 - .
Payload: IMP J. Mass: 371 kg (817 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA Greenbelt.
Program: Explorer.
Class: Earth.
Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: IMP.
USAF Sat Cat: 6893 . COSPAR: 1973-078A. Apogee: 244,361 km (151,838 mi). Perigee: 190,749 km (118,525 mi). Inclination: 31.60 deg. Period: 17,576.70 min. Solar flare and radiation monitor. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). .
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