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.
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Location
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
887 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