Space · launch vehicle
Thor DSV-2U
MDC
RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
5
Success rate
80%
4 ok · 1 failed
Payload to LEO
500 kg
Payload to GTO
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Manufacturer
McDonnell DouglasStatus
RetiredFirst flight
11 Sept 1976Reusable
NoHeight
23 mDiameter
2.44 mLaunch mass
49 tLiftoff thrust
750 kNStages
1Launch cost
—Booster landings
—Links
WikipediaAbout
The Thor DSV-2U or Thor LV-2F Star-37XE Star-37S-ISS was an American expendable launch system used to launch five DMSP weather satellites between 1976 and 1980.
Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026