Thor-Burner
Sign in to saveThe 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. It was used between 1965 and 1976 to orbit a number of satellites, most commonly Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) weather satellites. Twenty-four were launched, of which two failed. It weighed 51,810 kg and was 24 metres tall.
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- Subclass of
- Thor
- Country of origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Douglas
- Image
- Thor Burner 2 with DMSP 4A F1, 1966 82A.jpg
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- Thor-Burner
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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. It was used between 1965 and 1976 to orbit a number of satellites, most commonly Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) weather satellites. Twenty-four were launched, of which two failed. It weighed 51,810 kg and was 24 metres tall.
== Variants == There are many Thor-Burner variations, according to the type of upper stages used: {| class="wikitable" !Name !1st stage !2nd stage !3rd stage |- |Thor-LV2D Burner-1 (MG-18) |DSV-2S |MG-18 | - |- |Thor-LV2D Burner-1 (Altair-3) |DSV-2S |Altair-3 / FW-4S | - |- |Thor-LV2F Burner-2 |DSV-2U |Burner-2 / Star-37B | - |- |Thor-LV2F Burner-2 Star-13A |DSV-2U |Burner-2 / Star-37B |Star-13A |- |Thor-LV2F Burner-2A |DSV-2U |Burner-2A #1 / Star-37B |Burner-2A #2 / Star-26B |}
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