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Thor DSV-2U
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American orbital launch vehicle. Single stage vehicle.

Status: Retired 1980. First Launch: 1976-09-11. Last Launch: 1980-07-15. Number: 5 . Payload: 500 kg (1,100 lb). Thrust: 750.00 kN (168,600 lbf). Gross mass: 49,500 kg (109,100 lb). Height: 23.00 m (75.00 ft). Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

LEO Payload: 500 kg (1,100 lb) to a 300 km orbit at 28.00 degrees.


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Family: orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Spacecraft: DMSP Block 5D. Projects: DMSP. Launch Sites: Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC10W. Stages: Star 37XE, Thor DM-19. Agency: Douglas.

1976 September 11 - . 08:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC10W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor DSV-2U.
1977 June 5 - . 02:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC10W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor DSV-2U.
1978 May 1 - . 03:05 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC10W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor DSV-2U.
1979 June 6 - . 18:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC10W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor DSV-2U.
1980 July 15 - . 02:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC10W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor DSV-2U. FAILURE: Separation problem gutted wiring from spacecraft.. Failed Stage: 2.

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