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Delta C

American expendable launch vehicle

American expendable launch vehicle

FieldValue
imageThor Delta C with Explorer 18 (Nov. 27 1963).jpg
captionThe first Delta C launches with Explorer 18
altPhoto of Delta C rocket lifting off
functionExpendable launch system
country-originUnited States
sitesCape Canaveral LC-17
launches13
success12
fail1
statusRetired
first27 November 1963
last22 January 1969
manufacturerDouglas Aircraft Company

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The Delta C, or Thor-Delta C was an American expendable launch system used for thirteen orbital launches between 1963 and 1969. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets.

Configuration

The first stage was a Thor missile in the DSV-2A (MB-3-II) configuration, and the second stage was the Delta D (AJ-10-118D), which was derived from the earlier Delta. The baseline Delta C used an Altair-2 (X-258) third stage, whilst the Delta C1 had an FW-4D third stage, which provided a higher payload capacity than the Altair. It is unclear whether two or three launches were made using the C1 configuration.

Launches

The Delta C was launched from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 17. Most launches carried NASA research satellites into low Earth orbit.

VariantS/NDateLaunch SitePayloadResult
Delta C387/D-2127.11.1963CC LC-17BExplorer 18 (IMP A)Success
Delta C392/D-2604.10.1964CC LC-17AExplorer 21 (IMP B)Success
Delta C393/D-2721.12.1964CC LC-17AExplorer 26 (EPE D)Success
Delta C374/D-2822.01.1965CC LC-17ATIROS 9Success
Delta C411/D-2903.02.1965CC LC-17BOSO 2Success
Delta C441/D-3129.05.1965CC LC-17BExplorer 28 (IMP C)Success
Delta C415/D-3202.07.1965CC LC-17BTIROS 10Success
Delta C434/D-3325.08.1965CC LC-17BOSO CFailure
Delta C445/D-3603.02.1966CC LC-17AESSA 1Success
Delta C431/D-4608.03.1967CC LC-17AOSO 3Success
Delta C490/D-5318.10.1967CC LC-17BOSO 4Success
Delta C1436/D-3825.05.1966CC LC-17BExplorer 32 (AE B)Success
Delta C1487/D-6422.01.1969CC LC-17BOSO 5Success

References

References

  1. Wade, Mark. "Delta".
  2. Krebs, Gunter. "Thor Family".
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