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Explorer 12

Delta DM-19

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Location

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

877 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Rocket

Thor-Delta – United States Air Force

  • Family: Thor
  • Length: 18.42 m
  • Diameter: 2.44 m
  • Launch Mass: 54 T

The Thor-Delta was manufactured by United States Air Force with the first launch on 1960-05-13. Thor-Delta has 3 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 3 launches. 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.

Agency

United States Air Force – USAF

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: USAF
  • Country: USA
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