Thor-Burner

Thor-Burner

infobox rocket


caption = Thor-Burner rocket
imsize = 100px
name = Thor-Burner
function = Expendable launch system
manufacturer = Douglas
country-origin = United States
height= 23m
alt-height= 75 ft
diameter = 2.44m
alt-diameter = 8 ft
mass = 50,000kg
alt-mass= 110,000 lb
stages=2-3
status = Retired
sites = Vandenberg AFB, LC-4300, LE-6, SLC-10W
launches = 24
success = 22
fail = 2
first=20 May 1965
last=19 February 1976

The Thor-Burner was an American expendable launch system, a member of the Thor family. It consisted of a Thor missile, with one or two Burner upper stages. It was used between 1965 and 1976, to orbit a number of satellites, most commonly DMSP weather satellites. Twenty-four were launched, of which two failed. Each launch cost 11.890 million 1985 US Dollars. It weighed 51,810 kg and was 24 metres tall.

Burner 1 and Altair

The Burner 1 stage was an Altair rocket stage as used for the third stage of some Vanguard launch vehicles, but equipped by Boeing with 3-axis control. [cite web |url=http://www.tbs-satellite.com/tse/online/lanc_thor_solid.html |title=Thor with a solid fuel top stage |publisher=The Satellite Encyclopedia]

This combination was used for six vehicles. The first was launched 1965-01-18 and the sixth 1966-03-30. These were early launches of classified Defense Meteorological Satellite Program satellites. One of these launches failed.cite web |url=http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app3/b-3.html |title=Douglas SLV-2 Thor / Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) SB-3 Delta |publisher=Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles]

Burner 2

The Burner 2 used with the Thor-Burner was the first solid-fuel upper-stage vehicle used for general space applications that had full control and guidance capability. The first Burner II flight was on 1966-09-15. [cite web |url=http://www.boeing.com/history/narrative/n058boe.html |title=History - Jets and Moon Rockets: 1957-1970 - The Boeing Company ... Booster Rockets |publisher=Boeing]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Thor (Rakete) — Die erste Thor IRBM (Nr.101) vor dem Start in Cape Canaveral, Florida (25. Januar 1957) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Thor (fusée) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Thor (homonymie). Thor Agena B prêt à lancer Discoverer 37 le 13 janvier 1962 Thor …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Burner (rocket stage) — The Burner and Burner 2 rocket stages have been used as upper stages of launch vehicles such as the Thor Burner and Delta since 1965. The currently available Burner 2 is powered by a Star 37 solid rocket motor.In addition to use on Delta family… …   Wikipedia

  • Thor-Agena — Une Thor Agena s apprete à lancer le satellite Discoverer 37 le 13 janvier 1962 La fusée Thor Agena est un lanceur militaire américain utilisé essentiellement pour mettre en orbite des satellites de reconnaissance entre 1959 et 1968. La Thor… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • PGM-17 Thor — SM 75/PGM 17A Thor A Thor intermediate range ballistic missile. Type Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) Place of origin …   Wikipedia

  • List of Thor and Delta launches — This is a list of launches made by the PGM 17 Thor IRBM, and its derivatives, including the Delta family and the Japanese N I, N II and H I rockets which were based on licence produced components. Due to the size of the list, it has been split… …   Wikipedia

  • LE-6 — Space Launch Complex 10 Koordinaten 34° 45′ 48″ N, 120° 37′ 22″  …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • LE-7 — Space Launch Complex 10 Koordinaten 34° 45′ 48″ N, 120° 37′ 22″  …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • SLC-10 — Space Launch Complex 10 Koordinaten 34° 45′ 48″ N, 120° 37′ 22″  …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • SLC-10E — Space Launch Complex 10 Koordinaten 34° 45′ 48″ N, 120° 37′ 22″  …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”