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Thor Delta G

Thor Delta G

Thor family · built by McDonnell Douglas · maiden flight 1966-12-14

Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Specifications

30.0 mLength
2.44 mDiameter
55 tLaunch mass
3Stages
765 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.

2Total launches
2Successful
0Failed
0Upcoming

Launches Tracked on This Site

2In our archive
100.0%Success rate
Dec 14, 1966 19:20 UTCEarliest tracked
Sep 07, 1967 22:04 UTCMost recent
MissionDateStatus
Thor Delta G | Biosat 2 Sep 07, 1967 22:04 UTC Success
Thor Delta G | Biosat 1 Dec 14, 1966 19:20 UTC Success

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