Thor Burner 1 Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Thor Burner 1, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. It is one of the variants covered on the Thor family page.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Thor Burner 1 made 4 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1965 and 1966. It is part of the Thor family. Of those, 3 succeeded and 1 failed. The success rate comes to 75 percent. The busiest year was 1965, with 2 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1966.
4
Launch attempts
3
Successes
1
Failures
75%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Launch sites used
Sites the Thor Burner 1 launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | 🇺🇸United States | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Launch chronology
Every Thor Burner 1 launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1966 | 1966-026 | 147 : Fairing, Thor DM-18A 147, DAPP part +4 more, DAPP despin weight, DAPP launch debris, FW4S S/N 20036, DMSP Block 2 F-3 | V / 4300B6 | Success |
| Jan 7, 1966 | 1966-F01 | 251 : Fairing, Thor DM-18A 251, FW4S S/N 20034 +1 more, DMSP Block 2 F-2 | V / 4300B6 | Failure |
| Sep 10, 1965 | 1965-072 | 213 : Fairing, Thor DM-18A 213, DAPP despin weight +3 more, FW4S S/N 20032, deb DAPP, DMSP Block 2 F-1 | V / 4300B6 | Success |
| May 20, 1965 | 1965-038 | 282 : Fairing, Thor DM-18A 282, deb DAPP +4 more, P35 despin weight, DAPP launch debris, FW4S S/N 20021, DMSP Block 3 F-1 | V / 4300B6 | Success |