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United States Air Force (USAF)

United States Air Force

United States Air Force is a Government space agency led by Commander-in-Chief: President of the US that was established in 1947 and operates in United States of America. United States Air Force has 972 successful launches and 106 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 1078 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline. United States Air Force has a tally of 0 attempted booster landings, of which 0 failed and 0 successful booster landings recorded.

Launchers

Atlas Agena B

The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.

Delta DM-19

The Delta DM-19, or Thor-Delta was an early launch system used for 12 launches in the early '60s in the US. The first stage was a Thor missile with the second stage being the Delta, hence the name Thor-Delta. Of 12 flights, it failed only once and put 11 satellites into orbit between 1960 and 62.

Thor DM-21 Ablestar

The Thor-Ablestar, or Thor Able-Star, also known as Thor-Epsilon was an early American expendable launch system consisting of a PGM-17 Thor missile, with an Ablestar upper stage. It was a member of the Thor family of rockets, and was derived from the Thor-Able.

Thor DM-21 Agena-B

Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.

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