Thor-Burner

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**Thor-Burner**
Size
Thor-Burner rocket
Function	Expendable launch system
Manufacturer	Douglas
Country of origin	United States
Height	23m (75 ft)
Diameter	2.44m (8 ft)
Mass	50,000kg (110,000 lb)
Stages	2-3
Launch history
Status	Retired
Launch sites	Vandenberg AFB, LC-4300, LE-6, SLC-10W
Total launches	24
Successes	22
Failures	2
First flight	20 May 1965
Last flight	19 February 1976

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 weather satellites. Twenty-four were launched, of which two failed. Each launch cost 11.890 million 1985 US Dollars. It weighed 51,810 kg and was 24 metres tall.

Burner 1 and Altair

The Burner 1 stage was an Altair rocket stage as used for the third stage of some Vanguard launch vehicles, but equipped by Boeing with 3-axis control.^[1]

This combination was used for six vehicles. The first was launched 1965-01-18 and the sixth 1966-03-30. These were early launches of classified Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellites. One of these launches failed.^[2]

Burner 2

The Burner 2 used with the Thor-Burner was the first solid fuel upper-stage vehicle used for general space applications that had full control and guidance capability. The first Burner II flight was on 1966-09-15.^[3]

References

↑ "Thor with a solid fuel top stage". The Satellite Encyclopedia.
↑ "Douglas SLV-2 Thor / Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) SB-3 Delta". Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles.
↑ "History - Jets and Moon Rockets: 1957-1970 - The Boeing Company ... Booster Rockets". Boeing.

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* - Japanese projects using US rockets or stages

Thor and Delta rockets

Rockets

Thor

Delta

Alphabetical	Delta A Delta B Delta C Delta D Delta E Delta F Delta G Delta J Delta L Delta M Delta N

Numerical	Delta 0100 Delta 1000 Delta 2000 Delta 3000 Delta 4000 Delta 5000 Delta 6000 Delta 7000 Delta 8000 Delta 9000

Modern	Delta II Delta III Delta IV

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Launch sites

Canaveral	(S)LC-17 LC-18B SLC-37B

Johnston	LE-1 LE-2

Tanegashima	Osaki

Vandenberg	SLC-1 SLC-2 SLC-3 SLC-6 SLC-10

Bases	Bardney Breighton Caistor Carnaby Catfoss Coleby Grange Driffield Feltwell Folkingham Full Sutton Harrington Hemswell Ludford Magna Melton Mowbray Mepal North Luffenham North Pickenham Polebrook Shepherds Grove Tuddenham

Components

Boosters

First stages

Common Booster Core

Upper Stages

Delta	Delta-A Delta-D Delta-E Delta-F Delta-K Delta-P DCSS

Other	Able Ablestar Agena Altair Burner FW-4D IABS PAM-D Star UM-129

Engines

AJ-10
B-8048
B-8081
B-8096
LE-5
LR-79
MB-3
R-4D
RL10
RS-27
RS-68
TR-201

Manufacturers

Rocket	Douglas McDonnell Douglas Boeing United Launch Alliance

Engines	Aerojet Alliant Rocketdyne Thiokol TRW

Launches

1957–1959
1960–1969
1970–1979
1980–1989
1990–1999
2000–2009
2010–2019

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