Rocket file · LV-394
Thor Burner 1
Thor Burner 1 is an expendable launch vehicle built by McDonnell Douglas. It stands 23.0 m tall, first flew on 20 May 1965. It has flown 4 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 75.0%. 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 Burner 1
The Thor-Burner was an American expendable launch system, a member of the Thor rocket family. It consisted of a Thor missile, with one or two Burner upper stages.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Thor Burner 1 is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesThor Burner 1 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Thor Burner 1 flown?
- 4 times, with 3 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Thor Burner 1's success rate?
- 75.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 4 attempts.
- How much can Thor Burner 1 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Thor Burner 1.
- Is Thor Burner 1 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Thor Burner 1 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.