Rocket file · LV-402
Thor Delta C1
Thor Delta C1 is an expendable launch vehicle built by McDonnell Douglas. It stands 27.5 m tall, lifts 81 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 25 May 1966. It has flown 3 times with 3 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 Delta C1
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Thor Delta C1 is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesThor Delta C1 in the archive
From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.
Orbitburn is a gravity lander game with 25 ships. It's free on Android, and you can play it in your browser.Get it free on Google Play
Common questions
- How many times has Thor Delta C1 flown?
- 3 times, with 3 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Thor Delta C1's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
- How much can Thor Delta C1 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Thor Delta C1 at 81 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Thor Delta C1 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Thor Delta C1 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.