PGM-17 Thor (space launch vehicle)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/PGM-17_Thor_(space_launch_vehicle)
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
space launch vehicle
gptkbp:capacity 1,500 kg
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:diameter 2.44 m
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Rocketdyne_LR79
gptkbp:enteredService 1958
gptkbp:firstFlight 1957
gptkbp:guidanceSystem inertial guidance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PGM-17 Thor (space launch vehicle)
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:length 19.8 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:mass 49,900 kg
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Transit_1B
gptkb:Pioneer_1
gptkb:Discoverer_1
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 60
gptkbp:propulsion kerosene
liquid oxygen
gptkbp:range 2,400 km
gptkbp:retired 1963
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Delta_rocket_family
gptkbp:thrust 667 kN
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedFor nuclear test
satellite launches
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Pioneer_program
gptkb:Corona_program
gptkb:Explorer_program
Project Emily
MIDAS program
Alouette program
Ariel program
Intelsat program
Nimbus program
OGO program
OSO program
Project Discoverer
Syncom program
Tiros program
Transit program
gptkbp:warheadType W-49 thermonuclear
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thor_missile
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5