Rocket file · LV-390
Thor Able III
Thor Able III is an expendable launch vehicle built by McDonnell Douglas. It stands 27.4 m tall, first flew on 7 August 1959. It has flown 1 times with 1 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Thor Able III
American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Thor Able III is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesThor Able III in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Thor Able III flown?
- 1 times, with 1 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Thor Able III's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 1 successful flights out of 1 attempts.
- How much can Thor Able III lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Thor Able III.
- Is Thor Able III reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Thor Able III as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.