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Thor

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

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Variants
89
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
609
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
Unknown
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
200850
200980
201010
201130
201410
201510
201710
201810

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource

No performance specs

No structured payload capacity rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch
ICESAT-2
Delta 7420-10C
Sep 15, 2018
NOAA-20 Mission
Delta 7920-10C
Nov 18, 2017
SMAP Mission
Delta 7320-10C
Jan 31, 2015
OCO-2 Mission

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Delta 0300
Not stated3Retired
Delta 0900
Not stated2Retired
Delta 1410
Not stated1Retired
Delta 1604
Not stated2Retired
Delta 7320-10C
Jul 2, 2014
NPP
Delta 7920-10C
Oct 28, 2011
GRAIL-A/GRAIL-B
Delta 7920H
Sep 10, 2011
SAC-D
Delta 7320-10C
Jun 10, 2011
COSMO 4 Mission
Delta 7420-10C
Nov 6, 2010

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Delta 1900
Not stated1Retired
Delta 1910
Not stated1Retired
Delta 1913
Not stated1Retired
Delta 1914
Not stated2Retired
Delta 2310
Not stated3Retired
Delta 2313
Not stated3Retired
Delta 2910
Not stated6Retired
Delta 2913
Not stated2Retired
Delta 2914
Not stated26Retired
Delta 2914 C
Not stated4Retired
Delta 3910
Not stated10Retired
Delta 3913
Not stated1Retired
Delta 3914
Not stated12Retired
Delta 3920
Not stated9Retired
Delta 3920-8
Not stated1Retired
Delta 3924
Not stated5Retired
Delta 4925-8
Not stated2Retired
Delta 5920-8
Not stated1Retired
Delta 6920-10
Not stated2Retired
Delta 6920-8
Not stated1Retired
Delta 6925
Not stated13Retired
Delta 6925-8
Not stated1Retired
Delta 7320-10
Not stated4Retired
Delta 7320-10C
Not stated8Retired
Delta 7326-9.5
Not stated3Retired
Delta 7420-10C
Not stated14Retired
Delta 7425-10
Not stated1Retired
Delta 7425-9.5
Not stated3Retired
Delta 7426-9.5
Not stated1Retired
Delta 7920-10
Not stated6Retired
Delta 7920-10C
Not stated20Retired
Delta 7920-10L
Not stated2Retired
Delta 7920-8
Not stated1Retired
Delta 7920H
Not stated3Retired
Delta 7925
Not stated34Retired
Delta 7925-10
Not stated2Retired
Delta 7925-10C
Not stated1Retired
Delta 7925-10L
Not stated2Retired
Delta 7925-8
Not stated2Retired
Delta 7925-9.5
Not stated28Retired
Delta 7925H
Not stated3Retired
Delta 8930
Not stated3Retired
H-1
Not stated5Retired
H-1 (2)
Not stated3Retired
H-1 6R
Not stated1Retired
N-1
Not stated7Retired
N-2
Not stated7Retired
N-2 (2)
Not stated1Retired
Thor Able I
Not stated3Retired
Thor Able II
Not stated1Retired
Thor Able III
Not stated1Retired
Thor Able II M1
Not stated1Retired
Thor Able IV
Not stated1Retired
Thor Ablestar
Not stated12Retired
Thor Ablestar 2
Not stated7Retired
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Not stated30Retired
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D
Not stated13Retired
Thor Agena A
Not stated15Retired
Thor Agena B
Not stated40Retired
Thor Agena D
Not stated13Retired
Thor Burner 1
Not stated4Retired
Thor Burner 2
Not stated12Retired
Thor Burner 2A
Not stated8Retired
Thor Delta
Not stated12Retired
Thor Delta A
Not stated2Retired
Thor Delta B
Not stated9Retired
Thor Delta C
Not stated10Retired
Thor Delta C1
Not stated3Retired
Thor Delta D
Not stated2Retired
Thor Delta E
Not stated6Retired
Thor Delta E1
Not stated17Retired
Thor Delta G
Not stated2Retired
Thor Delta J
Not stated1Retired
Thor Delta L
Not stated2Retired
Thor Delta M
Not stated12Retired
Thor Delta M6
Not stated1Retired
Thor Delta N
Not stated6Retired
Thor Delta N6
Not stated2Retired
Thor DSV-2U
Not stated5Retired
Thor MG-18
Not stated2Retired
Thor SLV-2A Agena B
Not stated2Retired
Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Not stated59Retired
Thor SLV-2A Agena D 2
Not stated2Retired
Thor SLV-2 Agena B
Not stated3Retired
Thor SLV-2 Agena D
Not stated8Retired
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Mentions
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All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
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Thor launched unclassified payloads from Florida, while most Vandenberg Thor launches were classified until officially declassified starting in the 1990s.

GeneralLegalValue 3.4Jun 24, 2024The little rocket that could: Thor in the early days at Vandenberg (part 1)
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Vandenberg launch pads for Thor were eventually designated Space Launch Complex 1, Space Launch Complex 2, and Space Launch Complex 10.

CapabilityValue 3.5Jun 24, 2024The little rocket that could: Thor in the early days at Vandenberg (part 1)

By the late 1950s, Thor was assigned to carry an increasing number of satellites to orbit, including CORONA reconnaissance satellites.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Jun 24, 2024The little rocket that could: Thor in the early days at Vandenberg (part 1)

The Air Force developed the Thor intermediate range ballistic missile as a lower-cost alternative to the Atlas for launching payloads into orbit.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jun 24, 2024The little rocket that could: Thor in the early days at Vandenberg (part 1)

Thor underwent many upgrades over the years, including improvements to the core vehicle and the addition of solid rocket motors.

CapabilityValue 3.0Jun 24, 2024The little rocket that could: Thor in the early days at Vandenberg (part 1)

A Combat Training Launch of a Thor IRBM successfully flew 2,400 kilometers (1,300 nautical miles) downrange into the Pacific.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jun 17, 2024Things that almost go boom

The upper hemisphere of the Thor rocket's kerosene tank sustained damage but was salvageable and sent back for repair.

CapabilityValue 3.5Jun 17, 2024Things that almost go boom

Between December 16, 1958, and early 1959, 29 Thor missiles had been launched from Cape Canaveral, resulting in 22 partial or complete successes.

GeneralPlanValue 3.0Jun 17, 2024Things that almost go boom

The Thor-Hustler rocket stood 78 feet (23.8 meters) tall.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 17, 2024Things that almost go boom

By early 1959, most of the problems with the Thor rocket had been resolved.

CapabilityValue 1.5Jun 17, 2024Things that almost go boom

Thor-Delta provided strap-on rockets for Axumite's initial launch thrust.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 10, 2024National Reconnaissance Program crisis photography concepts, part 3: Axumite

Telenor Satellite receives service continuity benefits from the life extension of THOR 10-02 (IS-10-02) enabled by MEV-2.

CapabilityValue 4.0May 23, 2024Intelsat’s Mission Extension Vehicles will greatly extend life of additional satellites

High-performance SoCs like NVIDIA DRIVE Thor offer 1,000 teraflops of performance.

CapabilityValue 3.8Mar 21, 2024DeepRoute.ai Unveils Smart-Driving Architecture Powered by NVIDIA

Program 437 was launched from Johnston Island and utilized a Thor missile to deliver a one-megaton nuclear weapon on a ballistic trajectory.

PlanValue 0.0Feb 26, 2024The middle of No and Where: Johnston Island and the US Air Force’s nuclear anti-satellite weapon

In 1962, a Thor missile with a nuclear weapon exploded on the launch pad, spreading radioactive debris nearby.

GeneralValue 4.0Feb 26, 2024The middle of No and Where: Johnston Island and the US Air Force’s nuclear anti-satellite weapon

The Transit 5BN satellites were lofted into space aboard Thor Able-Star rockets.

GeneralPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 12, 2024Nuclear Transit: nuclear-powered navigation satellites in the early 1960s

Thor was originally an intermediate range ballistic missile modified into a space launcher after being withdrawn from service.

CapabilityValue 2.0Feb 12, 2024Nuclear Transit: nuclear-powered navigation satellites in the early 1960s

The partnership will leverage EXOSPHERE BY FLEET® technology and Thor’s expertise for the Alford East Copper-REE Project in South Australia.

RelationshipsValue 3.5Sep 4, 2023Fleet Space acquires an equity stake and collaboration agreement with Thor Energy

Fleet Space Technologies will earn an equity interest in Thor through a strategic share subscription.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 3.5Sep 4, 2023Fleet Space acquires an equity stake and collaboration agreement with Thor Energy

Anari AI aims to accelerate, simplify, and optimize cloud computation for domain-specific workloads with Thor X.

GeneralValue 2.0Jun 24, 2022Anari AI Launched Thor X – the First “System-on-Cloud” for Processing 3D Point Clouds