Explorer 18
Thor Delta C
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Explorer 18
Type: Astrophysics
Explorer 18 (IMP 1, Interplanetary Monitoring Platform) was a solar-cell and chemical-battery powered spacecraft instrumented for interplanetary and distant magnetospheric studies of energetic particles, cosmic rays, magnetic fields, and plasmas.
Location
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
865 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Thor Delta C – McDonnell Douglas
Family: Thor
Length: 27.5 m
Diameter: 2.44 m
Launch Mass: 52 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 81 kg
The Thor Delta C was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1963-11-27. Thor Delta C has 8 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 10 launches. American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
