USAF Thor Burner 2 DSAP-4B F3

Name: USAF Thor Burner 2 DSAP-4B F3
Start: 1969-07-23T04:39:55.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 10W

Thor Burner 2

Status

Success

Date

23 JUL 1969

04:39

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 10W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

DSAP-4B (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4B) was the sixth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

Rocket

Thor Burner 2

Mission Type

Earth Science

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

22.4 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

50 T

Thrust

750 kN