Rocket file · LV-413
Thor MG-18
Thor MG-18 is an expendable launch vehicle built by McDonnell Douglas. It stands 23.0 m tall, first flew on 19 January 1965. It has flown 2 times with 2 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 MG-18
American orbital launch vehicle. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Thor DM-18A + 1 x MG-18
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Thor MG-18 is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesThor MG-18 in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Thor MG-18 flown?
- 2 times, with 2 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Thor MG-18's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 2 successful flights out of 2 attempts.
- How much can Thor MG-18 lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Thor MG-18.
- Is Thor MG-18 reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Thor MG-18 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.