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Thor DSV2E

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Thor-DSV-2E Long Tank Thor

Thor DSV2E
1:110 Scale
H:21.4 cmD:2.2 cm
~22 bricks tall~3 studs wide
Maiden Launch1962-05-02
Family: Delta·Program: Thor IRBM Program
Designer: USAF·Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company·Operator: NASA·Commissioner: NASA
2 Stages
Height / Length
23.5 m
Diameter
2.4 m
Launch Mass
52,200 kg
Takeoff Thrust
758 kN

Mission Profile

The Thor DSV2E (Thor-DSV-2E, Long Tank Thor) was a two-stage American launch vehicle in the Delta family, an extended-tank Thor variant with improved propellant capacity under the Thor IRBM Program. Standing 23.5 m tall with a 2.4 m diameter and a liftoff mass of 52.2 tonnes, it generated 758 kN of first-stage thrust. First flying in May 1962, the Thor DSV2E launched classified military reconnaissance satellites into polar orbits from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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