Rocket DB

Thor family

Thor Burner 1

RetiredUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasSpec: Burner 1

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.

Flights flown4
Success rate75%3/4
Maiden flight1965-05-20
Peak year19652 flights

Thor Burner 1 is built by McDonnell Douglas of the United States. It first flew on 20 May 1965 and last flew on 31 March 1966.

Flight record

4 records
75% success rate3 of 4 flown · 1 failed
1965peak 1965 · 2 flights1966
First flight1965-05-20
Latest flight1966-03-31
Failures1
Consecutive successes1
Fastest turnaround83d 52m

Vehicle

Burner 1 spec
Stages2
Length23m
Diameter2.44m
Launch mass50t
Liftoff thrust668kN
Maiden flight1965-05-20
ReusableNo

Pads used

1 pad
Space Launch Complex 10W4

Orbits delivered

1 orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit4

Launch history

4 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
1966-03-31Thor Burner 1 | DSAP-2 F3Space Launch Complex 10WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
1966-01-07Thor Burner 1 | DSAP-2 F2Space Launch Complex 10WSun-Synchronous OrbitFailure
1965-09-10Thor Burner 1 | DSAP-2 F1Space Launch Complex 10WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
1965-05-20Thor Burner 1 | OPS 8386Space Launch Complex 10WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.

Further reading: Wikipedia