Thor-Delta E1 467/D039
Thor-Delta E1 article 467/D039 made the first flight of the E1 configuration and launched Explorer 33 on 1 July 1966. Excess second-stage acceleration prevented the planned lunar orbit, but controllers redirected the spacecraft into a productive highly elliptical Earth orbit and NASA later declared the mission successful.
Identity
- Aliases
- Delta 39Explorer 33 launch vehicleThor 467 / Delta 39AIMP-D launch vehicle
- Name
- Thor-Delta E1 467/D039
- Slug
- thor-delta-e1-467-d039
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Thor-Delta E1 article 467/D039 made the first flight of the E1 configuration and launched Explorer 33 on 1 July 1966. Excess second-stage acceleration prevented the planned lunar orbit, but controllers redirected the spacecraft into a productive highly elliptical Earth orbit and NASA later declared the mission successful.
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/explorer-33/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 05:52:34 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 05:52:34 UTC
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1966-07-01
- Last Flight Date
- 1966-07-01
- Serial Number
- 467/D039
- Vehicle Code
- D039