Thor Burner 1
Thor family
· built by McDonnell Douglas
· maiden flight 1965-05-20
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17
The Thor-Burner was an American expendable launch system, a member of the Thor rocket family. It consisted of a Thor missile, with one or two Burner upper stages.
Specifications
23.0 mLength
2.44 mDiameter
50 tLaunch mass
2Stages
668 kNLiftoff thrust
Payload Capacity
No payload capacity figures published for this configuration.
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
4Total launches
3Successful
1Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
4In our archive
75.0%Success rate
May 20, 1965 16:30 UTCEarliest tracked
Mar 31, 1966 05:41 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thor Burner 1 | DSAP-2 F3 | Mar 31, 1966 05:41 UTC | Success |
| Thor Burner 1 | DSAP-2 F2 | Jan 07, 1966 04:48 UTC | Failure |
| Thor Burner 1 | DSAP-2 F1 | Sep 10, 1965 04:41 UTC | Success |
| Thor Burner 1 | OPS 8386 | May 20, 1965 16:30 UTC | Success |