Ariel 1
Thor Delta
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Ariel 1
Type: Earth Science
Ariel is a series of British research satellites. Ariel 1 was designed to study solar radiation and its impact on Earth’s ionosphere.
Location
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
872 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Thor Delta – McDonnell Douglas
- Family: Thor
- Length: 31 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 54 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 226 kg
The Thor Delta was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1960-05-13. Thor Delta has 8 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 9 launches. American orbital launch vehicle. Commercial name for the military’s Thor-Delta.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
