Thor II
Delta II
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Thor II
Type: Communications
In November 1995, Hughes was awarded the contract for Thor 2, a high-powered version of Hughes’ spin-stabilized HS-376 model. Thor 2 was successfully launched in May 1997.
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Location
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
920 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Administration: Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
- Founded: 1947
- Country: USA
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
