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Thor MG-18

Thor family · built by McDonnell Douglas · maiden flight 1965-01-19

Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-18

American orbital launch vehicle. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Thor DM-18A + 1 x MG-18

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.

2Total launches
2Successful
0Failed
0Upcoming

Launches Tracked on This Site

2In our archive
100.0%Success rate
Jan 19, 1965 05:03 UTCEarliest tracked
Mar 18, 1965 04:43 UTCMost recent
MissionDateStatus
Thor MG-18 | DSAP-1 F11 Mar 18, 1965 04:43 UTC Success
Thor MG-18 | DSAP-1 F10 Jan 19, 1965 05:03 UTC Success

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