- Launched Syncom 1 and also Syncom 2, first satellites in geosynchronous orbit
- United States
- First Launch 13 December 1962
- Vehicle Height: 31 m / 101 ft
- Vehicle Diameter: 1.65 m / 5 ft
- Vehicle Mass: 12,500 kg / 27,600 lb
- Wiki: Delta B
- Astronautix: Thor Delta B
- Watch: Tiros 8 Satellite Launch
- Creator: Eiffleman
- 29 bricks - 11 lots
- Studs 4 x 4 x 32
- Creator Notes:
The Thor-Delta rockets launched a number of early american satellites, including Explore 17, Syncom 1 and 2, Telstar 2, and Tiros 7 and 8. The Thor-Delta B had eight sucessful launches and one failure.
On my original build I used part 33176 (Finial Ball) as the payload shroud. Searching the secondary market I found this to be a very rare item in white. The ball and stud used in the build instructions below (and which are a fraction of the cost of the Finial Ball) gives an almost identicle build.
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