Aurora 1 & SECOR 9
Thor Burner 2
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Aurora 1 & SECOR 9
Type: Earth Science
The Aurora 1 was a small satellite to study the northern and southern lights (Aurora borealis and Aurora australis). SECOR 9 was a small geodetic spacecraft used to precisely determine points on the earth.
Trajectory
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Rocket
Thor Burner 2 – McDonnell Douglas
- Family: Thor
- Length: 22.4 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 50 T
The Thor Burner 2 was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1966-09-16. Thor Burner 2 has 12 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 12 launches. The Thor-Burner was an American expendable launch system, a member of the Thor rocket family. It consisted of a Thor missile, with one or two Burner upper stages.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA