Rocketdyne LR79 family
The Rocketdyne liquid-engine family developed through Thor's MB-3 series and used by Thor-derived launch vehicles.
Identity
- Aliases
- Rocketdyne LR79LR79MB-3 family
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- Rocketdyne LR79 family
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- The Rocketdyne liquid-engine family developed through Thor's MB-3 series and used by Thor-derived launch vehicles.
- Developers
- Manufacturers
- Propellants
- RP-1liquid oxygen
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 11:17:37 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 11:17:37 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Thor-Ablestar Launch Vehicle official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Thor-Able IV Launch Vehicle official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Thor-Able I Lunar Launch Vehicle official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Publisher
- NASA
- Title
- Santa Susana Field Laboratory program history: Thor and RS-27
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Publisher
- NASA
- Title
- NASA Historical Data Book, Volume II: Thor launch-vehicle characteristics