American anti-ballistic missile. Single stage vehicle.
Failures: 2. First Fail Date: 1964-05-28. Last Fail Date: 1970-04-24.
Status: Retired 1975.
Gross mass: 55,000 kg (121,000 lb).
Height: 19.40 m (63.60 ft).
Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft).
Thrust: 668.00 kN (150,172 lbf).
Apogee: 1,500 km (900 mi).
First Launch: 1964.02.14.
Last Launch: 1975.11.06.
Number: 18 .
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Associated Countries
See also
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Delta The Delta launch vehicle was America's longest-lived, most reliable, and lowest-cost space launch vehicle. Development began in 1955 and it continued in service in the 21st Century despite numerous candidate replacements. More...
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missile Guided self-propelled military weapon (as opposed to rocket, an unguided self-propelled weapon). More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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Douglas American manufacturer of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. Boeing Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA, USA. More...
Associated Launch Sites
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Johnston Island US military base on this island in the Pacific Ocean. Used for rocket-launched nuclear tests in the 1950's. In the 1960's it was the site for the operational AFP-437 anti-satellite system. The system was retired in 1975. Several sounding rockets were also launched over the years, either in support of nuclear tests or in experiments related to anti-satellite technology. Known to have been used for 124 launches from 1958 to 1975, reaching up to 1158 kilometers altitude. More...
Associated Stages
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Thor DM-19 Lox/Kerosene propellant rocket stage. Loaded/empty mass 49,340/3,125 kg. Thrust 758.71 kN. Vacuum specific impulse 282 seconds. More...
Thor DSV-2J Chronology
1964 February 14 - .
07:47 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE1.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 299 (20002).
- AFP-437 demonstration interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF; DACO. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
1964 March 1 - .
06:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE1.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 209 (20006).
- AFP-437 demonstration interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 674 km (418 mi).
1964 April 21 - .
06:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE2.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 290 (20003).
- AFP-437 combat training interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 778 km (483 mi).
1964 May 28 - .
07:32 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE2.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 227 (20007).
FAILURE: Failure.
Failed Stage: 3.
- AFP-437 combat training interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 932 km (579 mi).
1964 November 16 - .
06:57 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE1.
Launch Pad: LE1?.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 236.
- AFP-437 combat training interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,148 km (713 mi).
1965 April 5 - .
07:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE2.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 155.
- AFP-437 combat training interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 826 km (513 mi).
1965 December 7 - .
02:28 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE2.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 188 (20011).
- AFP-437(AP) interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 487 km (302 mi).
1966 January 18 - .
18:11 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE2.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 242.
- AFP-437(AP) interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 459 km (285 mi).
1966 March 12 - .
00:42 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE2.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 196.
- AFP-437(AP) interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 472 km (293 mi).
1966 July 2 - .
20:53 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE2.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 289.
- AFP-437(AP) interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 802 km (498 mi).
1967 March 31 - .
06:44 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE1.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 168.
- AFP-437 combat evaluation interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 484 km (300 mi).
1968 May 14 - .
07:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE1.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 205.
- AFP-437 combat evaluation interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 823 km (511 mi).
1968 November 20 - .
07:08 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE1.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 252.
- AFP-437 combat evaluation interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,158 km (719 mi).
1970 March 27 - .
07:37 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE1.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 152.
- AFP-437 Interceptor mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 1,074 km (667 mi).
1970 April 24 - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE2.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 225.
FAILURE: Failure.
Failed Stage: 4.
- SDP test - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Summary: ASAT test, Thor collided with satellite.
1970 September 24 - .
12:54 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE2.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 271.
- HAP / SXRE X-ray astronomy / test - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1975 September 19 - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE2.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 201.
- DG-5 - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1975 November 6 - .
Launch Site:
Johnston Island.
Launch Complex:
Johnston Island LE2.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Thor DSV-2J.
LV Configuration: Thor DSV-2J 274.
- DG-3 - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
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