USAF Thor Burner 1 DSAP-2 F3

Name: USAF Thor Burner 1 DSAP-2 F3
Start: 1966-03-31T05:41:04.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 10W

Thor Burner 1

Status

Success

Date

31 MAR 1966

05:41

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 10W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

The DSAP-2 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 2) satellites series consisted of three modified DSAP-1 military meteorological satellites.

Rocket

Thor Burner 1

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

23 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

50 T

Thrust

668 kN