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Thor DSV2A Ablestar
🇺🇸Thor-Ablestar 2
1:110 Scale
H:25.5 cmD:2.2 cm
~27 bricks tall~3 studs wide
Maiden Launch1963-09-28
2 Stages
Height / Length
28 m
Diameter
2.4 m
Launch Mass
52,600 kg
Takeoff Thrust
758 kN
Mission Profile
The Thor DSV2A Ablestar (Thor-Ablestar 2) was a two-stage American launch vehicle in the Delta family, pairing a Thor first stage with an improved Ablestar restartable upper stage under the Thor IRBM Program. Standing 28 m tall with a 2.4 m diameter and a liftoff mass of 52.6 tonnes, it generated 758 kN of first-stage thrust. First flying in September 1963, the Thor DSV2A Ablestar launched military Transit navigation satellites and other government payloads.
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