USAF Thor Burner 2 SESP 1

Name: USAF Thor Burner 2 SESP 1
Start: 1971-06-08T14:00:05.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 10W

Thor Burner 2

Status

Success

Date

8 JUN 1971

14:00

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 10W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

Satellite designed to test an infrared celestial mapping sensor system.

Rocket

Thor Burner 2

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Polar 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