Thor-Delta J Launch Vehicle
Thor-Delta J was a three-stage thrust-augmented improved Delta configuration with the enlarged Delta second stage and a solid third stage. Its sole flight successfully launched NASA's Radio Astronomy Explorer 1, Explorer 38, into a high Earth orbit from Vandenberg on 4 July 1968.
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- Aliases
- Delta JThor Delta JThrust-Augmented Improved Delta JDSV-3J
- Family Name
- Thor-Delta J
- Full Name
- Thor-Delta J Launch Vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- J
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- Description
- Thor-Delta J was a three-stage thrust-augmented improved Delta configuration with the enlarged Delta second stage and a solid third stage. Its sole flight successfully launched NASA's Radio Astronomy Explorer 1, Explorer 38, into a high Earth orbit from Vandenberg on 4 July 1968.
- First Flight Year
- 1,968
- Last Flight Year
- 1,968
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 05:58:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 10:03:03 UTC
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