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Thor Delta E
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Delta E
Delta E
Credit: © Thomas Kladiva - Thomas Kladiva
American orbital launch vehicle. Thor augmented with 3 x Castor 2 motors with Delta E and Altair 2 upper stage.

AKA: Delta E;Thrust Augmented Thor. Status: Retired 1967. First Launch: 1965-11-06. Last Launch: 1967-04-20. Number: 6 . Payload: 540 kg (1,190 lb). Thrust: 1,452.90 kN (326,625 lbf). Gross mass: 69,023 kg (152,169 lb). Height: 31.00 m (101.00 ft). Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Apogee: 400,000 km (240,000 mi).

LEO Payload: 540 kg (1,190 lb). Payload: 150 kg (330 lb) to a GTO. Flyaway Unit Cost 1985$: 13.930 million.

Stage Data - Delta E



Family: orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Engines: AJ10-118E, MB-3-3. Spacecraft: TIROS, IMP, GEOS, Pioneer 6-7-8-9-E, TOS, Intelsat 2, TTS, HEOS, Isis. Projects: Explorer, Pioneer series. Launch Sites: Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg, Cape Canaveral LC17B, Cape Canaveral LC17A, Vandenberg SLC2E. Stages: Delta Thor TA, Altair 3D, Altair 2, Delta E, Castor 1, Castor 2. Agency: Douglas.
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Delta E1 no. 44  Delta E1 no. 44
Delta E1 no. 44 - COSPAR 1967-001



1965 November 6 - . 18:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta E.
1965 December 16 - . 07:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17A. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta E.
1966 February 28 - . 13:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC17B. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta E.
1966 October 2 - . 10:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2E. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta E.
1967 January 26 - . 17:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2E. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta E.
1967 April 20 - . 11:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2E. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta E.

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