Thor-Delta E1 Launch Vehicle
Thor-Delta E1 paired the enlarged DSV-3E second stage with a FW-4D solid third stage. Seventeen vehicles flew for NASA from July 1966 through April 1971, launching lunar and interplanetary explorers, communications and weather satellites, solar probes, and European science missions. All reached Earth orbit or an escape trajectory, although several experienced launch or spacecraft propulsion anomalies that changed the planned orbit.
Identity
- Aliases
- Delta E-1Thor Delta E-1Thrust-Augmented Improved DeltaTAIDDSV-3E/FW-4D
- Family Name
- Thor-Delta E1
- Full Name
- Thor-Delta E1 Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- thor-delta-e1
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- E1
Details
- Description
- Thor-Delta E1 paired the enlarged DSV-3E second stage with a FW-4D solid third stage. Seventeen vehicles flew for NASA from July 1966 through April 1971, launching lunar and interplanetary explorers, communications and weather satellites, solar probes, and European science missions. All reached Earth orbit or an escape trajectory, although several experienced launch or spacecraft propulsion anomalies that changed the planned orbit.
- First Flight Year
- 1,966
- Last Flight Year
- 1,971
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Stages Count
- 3
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 05:52:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 05:52:17 UTC