Explorer 21
Thor Delta C
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Explorer 21
Type: Astrophysics
Explorer 21 (IMP 2) 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 17A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
872 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 – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
