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Thor MG-18

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Family: Thor

Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas

LL2 vehicle: Thor MG-18

American orbital launch vehicle. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Thor DM-18A + 1 x MG-18

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At a glance

0 upcoming tracked

Total launches

LL2 total

Success rate

100%

2 success • 0 failure

Next launch

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Last launch

Mar 17, 1965, 8:43 PM GMT-8

In 22,272 days • Success

Launch cadence

58.0 days

Avg gap (last 25 launches)

Time TBD

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Last 30 days

Launches

Last 90 days

Launches

Last 365 days

Launches

Record month

Mar 1965

Longest gap

58 days

Between consecutive launches

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LL2: Thor MG-18

Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas

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Maiden flight

1965-01-19

Reusable

Height

23.0 m

Diameter

2.4 m

Stages

2-2

Success streak

Consecutive launches

Landings

0/0

0 failed

Landing streak

Consecutive landings

Manufacturer

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial • USA

Mission mix

Last 2

Top orbits

Sun-Synchronous Orbit2

Top mission types

Government/Top Secret2

Top payload types

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Crewed launches

Payloads

Across the sample window

Where it flies

Top launch sites

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA2

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Launch history

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Thor MG-18 | DSAP-1 F11
United States Air Force - Thor MG-18
Mar 17, 1965, 8:43 PM GMT-8
Launch pad: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (CA)
Thor MG-18 | DSAP-1 F10
United States Air Force - Thor MG-18
Jan 18, 1965, 9:03 PM GMT-8
Launch pad: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (CA)