USAF Thor Delta E1 Explorer 33

Name: USAF Thor Delta E1 Explorer 33
Start: 1966-07-01T16:02:25.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Thor Delta E1

Status

Success

Date

1 JUL 1966

16:02

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Satellite instrumented for studies of interplanetary plasma, energetic charged particles, magnetic fields, and solar X-rays at lunar distances.

Rocket

Thor Delta E1

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Lunar Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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

Height

28 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

68 T

Thrust

1,450 kN