Thor Rocket Family
Thor began as a Douglas-built U.S. Air Force intermediate-range ballistic missile and became one of the foundational American space-launch boosters. Thor first stages flew with Able, Agena, Ablestar, Burner, and Delta upper stages; stretched and augmented Thor descendants formed the early Delta lineage and supported civil, military, weather, navigation, and deep-space missions for decades.
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Identity
- Aliases
- PGM-17 ThorThor IRBM-derived launch family
- Family Name
- Thor
- Full Name
- Thor Rocket Family
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Thor began as a Douglas-built U.S. Air Force intermediate-range ballistic missile and became one of the foundational American space-launch boosters. Thor first stages flew with Able, Agena, Ablestar, Burner, and Delta upper stages; stretched and augmented Thor descendants formed the early Delta lineage and supported civil, military, weather, navigation, and deep-space missions for decades.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 2.44
- Height M
- 19.8
- First Flight Year
- 1,957
- Last Flight Year
- 1,980
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 49,900
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 1
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 12:53:04 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:42:31 UTC
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