Rocket file · LV-412
Thor Delta N6
McDonnell Douglas · Thor · RETIRED
Thor Delta N6 is an expendable launch vehicle built by McDonnell Douglas. It stands 33.0 m tall, first flew on 23 January 1970. It has flown 3 times with 2 successes, a success rate of 66.7%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
Height33.0 m
Diameter2.4 m
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight23 January 1970
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED
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
ON RECORD
Total flights3
Successful2
Failed1
Success rate66.7%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantDelta N6
About Thor Delta N6
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
Thor Delta N6 is retired, and no flight is filed.
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Common questions
- How many times has Thor Delta N6 flown?
- 3 times, with 2 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Thor Delta N6's success rate?
- 66.7%. That's 2 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
- How much can Thor Delta N6 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Thor Delta N6.
- Is Thor Delta N6 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Thor Delta N6 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.