List of Thor DM-18A launches

The Thor DM-18A was an American suborbital launch vehicle. It flew 50 times. It had 6 failures, 3 partial failures, and 41 successes. It had a 82% launch reliability. Its first flight attempt was on 5 November 1958. Its first successful launch was on 16 December 1958. Its last launch was on 19 June 1962. The Thor DM-18A was evolved from the Thor DM-18, the first Thor rocket. Thor DM-18A was the first operational finless variant of the original missile. [1] [2]

Launch history[edit]

The data in this table comes from [3] [4]
Date/Time
(UTC) 		Rocket S/N Launch Site Payload Function Orbit Outcome Remarks
1958-11-05
08:53 		Thor DM-18A Thor 138 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Failure Maiden flight of Thor DM-18A. Flight control failure. RSO T+45 seconds.
1958-11-26
09:09 		Thor DM-18A Thor 140 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Partial failure Loss of guidance system power caused the missile to overshoot its target point by 22 miles.
1958-12-06
00:41 		Thor DM-18A Thor 145 CCAFS LC-18B Missile test Suborbital Partial failure LOX tank pressurization failure led to loss of thrust. Missile impacted 20 miles short of the target point.
1958-12-16
23:44:45 		Thor DM-18A Thor 151 VAFB LC-75-1-1 Missile test Suborbital Success First Thor launch from Vandenberg AFB
1958-12-17
04:00 		Thor DM-18A Thor 146 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Success
1958-12-31
02:00 		Thor DM-18A Thor 138 CCAFS LC-18B Missile test Suborbital Failure Flight control failure. RSO T+40 seconds.
1959-01-30
23:53 		Thor DM-18A Thor 154 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-03-22
00:58 		Thor DM-18A Thor 158 CCAFS LC-18B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-03-27
04:02 		Thor DM-18A Thor 162 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-04-16
20:46 		Thor DM-18A Thor 161 VAFB LC-75-2-8 Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-04-23
05:30 		Thor DM-18A Thor 176 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-04-25
05:00 		Thor DM-18A Thor 164 CCAFS LC-18B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-05-12
17:35 		Thor DM-18A Thor 187 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-05-23
02:42 		Thor DM-18A Thor 184 CCAFS LC-18B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-06-16
21:45 		Thor DM-18A Thor 191 VAFB LC-75-2-7 Missile test Suborbital Failure Pitch and roll program failed to initiate. RSO T+50 seconds.
1959-06-26 Thor DM-18A Thor 198 CCAFS LC-18B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-06-30
02:37 		Thor DM-18A Thor 194 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-07-21
07:33 		Thor DM-18A Thor 203 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Failure Pitch and roll program failed to initiate. RSO T+40 seconds.
1959-07-24
12:47 		Thor DM-18A Thor 202 CCAFS LC-18B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-08-03
21:41 		Thor DM-18A Thor 175 VAFB LC-75-1-1 Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-08-06
02:48 		Thor DM-18A Thor 208 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-08-14
09:00 		Thor DM-18A Thor 204 CCAFS LC-18B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-08-14
19:36:04 		Thor DM-18A Thor 190 VAFB LC-75-2-6 Missile test Suborbital Partial failure Premature propellant depletion. Planned range not achieved.
1959-08-27
12:30 		Thor DM-18A Thor 216 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-09-12 Thor DM-18A Thor 217 CCAFS LC-18B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-09-17
21:09 		Thor DM-18A Thor 228 VAFB LC-75-1-2 Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-09-22
18:00 		Thor DM-18A Thor 222 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-10-06
16:41 		Thor DM-18A Thor 235 CCAFS LC-18B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-10-06
18:26 		Thor DM-18A Thor 239 VAFB LC-75-2-8 Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-10-14
04:15 		Thor DM-18A Thor 221 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-10-21
22:57 		Thor DM-18A Thor 220 VAFB LC-75-1-1 Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-10-29
02:12 		Thor DM-18A Thor 230 CCAFS LC-18B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-11-03 Thor DM-18A Thor 238 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-11-12
19:24 		Thor DM-18A Thor 181 VAFB LC-75-1-2 Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-11-19 Thor DM-18A Thor 244 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-12-01
17:00 		Thor DM-18A Thor 254 CCAFS LC-18B Missile test Suborbital Success
1959-12-02
05:29 		Thor DM-18A Thor 265 VAFB LC-75-1-1 Missile test Suborbital Failure
1959-12-15
02:14 		Thor DM-18A Thor 185 VAFB LC-75-1-2 Missile test Suborbital Failure Flight control failure. Missile broke up T+60 seconds.
1959-12-17 Thor DM-18A Thor 255 CCAFS LC-17B Missile test Suborbital Success
1960-01-21
20:10 		Thor DM-18A Thor 215 VAFB LC-75-1-2 Missile test Suborbital Success
1960-03-02
20:06 		Thor DM-18A Thor 272 VAFB LC-75-2-8 Missile test Suborbital Success
1960-06-22
23:26 		Thor DM-18A Thor 233 VAFB LC-75-2-7 Missile test Suborbital Success
1960-10-11
21:53 		Thor DM-18A Thor 186 VAFB LC-75-2-8 Missile test Suborbital Success
1960-12-13
20:08 		Thor DM-18A Thor 267 VAFB LC-75-2-8 Missile test Suborbital Success
1961-03-30
05:13:43 		Thor DM-18A Thor 243 VAFB LC-75-2-7 Missile test Suborbital Success
1961-06-20
23:54 		Thor DM-18A Thor 276 VAFB LC-75-2-7 Missile test Suborbital Success
1961-09-06
22:30 		Thor DM-18A Thor 165 VAFB LE-7 Missile test Suborbital Success
1961-12-06
01:30 		Thor DM-18A Thor 214 VAFB LE-8 Missile test Suborbital Success
1962-03-19
23:28 		Thor DM-18A Thor 229 VAFB LE-7 Missile test Suborbital Success
1962-06-19
00:30 		Thor DM-18A Thor 269 VAFB LE-8 Missile test Suborbital Success

Launch statistics[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Thor DM-18A". astronautix.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. ^ "THOR: FLOWN VARIANTS". spacelaunchreport.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Thor-DM18A (SM-75 / PGM-17A) IRBM". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. ^ "List of Rocket Launches by Family: Thor". planet4589. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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