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Thor MG-18
RetiredMcDonnell Douglas
American orbital launch vehicle. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Thor DM-18A + 1 x MG-18
Key figures
Total launches
2
Successes
2
Failures
0
Success rate
100.0 %
Success streak
2
Maiden flight
Jan 19, 1965
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
57d 23h
Planned launches
0
Thor family total
29 launches · 22 successes · 7 failures (4 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Thor MG-18” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Thor family totals 29 launches across 4 variants.
Technology
Length
23 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch mass
50 t
Liftoff thrust
668 kN
Stages
2
Launches per year
of which in our database: 2
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia