USAF Thor Delta B Telstar 2

Name: USAF Thor Delta B Telstar 2
Start: 1963-05-07T11:38:03.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

Thor Delta B

Status

Success

Date

7 MAY 1963

11:38

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Communications satellite

Rocket

Thor Delta B

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

51 T

Thrust

667 kN