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Launch history
| Date/Time (UTC) |
Rocket | S/N | Launch Site | Payload | Function | Orbit | Outcome | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-10-02 22:11:30 |
Delta A | Thor 345 Delta 13 |
CCAFS LC-17B | Explorer 14 | Magnetospheric | HEO | Success | Maiden flight of Delta A |
| 1962-10-27 23:15:01 |
Delta A | Thor 346 Delta 14 |
CCAFS LC-17B | Explorer 15 | Radiation | MEO | Success | Final flight of Delta A |
| 1962-12-13 23:30:01 |
Delta B | Thor 355 Delta 15 |
CCAFS LC-17A | Relay 1 | Communications | MEO | Success | Maiden flight of Delta B |
| 1963-02-14 05:35:08 |
Delta B | Thor 358 Delta 16 |
CCAFS LC-17B | Syncom 1 | Communications | GTO | Success | Electronics failure on payload |
| 1963-04-03 02:00:02 |
Delta B | Thor 357 Delta 17 |
CCAFS LC-17A | Explorer 17 | Atmospheric | LEO | Success | |
| 1963-05-07 11:38:03 |
Delta B | Thor 366 Delta 18 |
CCAFS LC-17B | Telstar 2 | Communications | MEO | Success | |
| 1963-06-19 09:50:01 |
Delta B | Thor 359 Delta 19 |
CCAFS LC-17B | TIROS-7 | Weather | SSO | Success | |
| 1963-07-26 14:33:00 |
Delta B | Thor 370 Delta 20 |
CCAFS LC-17A | Syncom 2 | Communications | GTO | Success | |
| 1963-11-27 02:30:01 |
Delta C | Thor 387 Delta 21 |
CCAFS LC-17B | Explorer 18 | Magnetospheric | HEO | Success | Maiden flight of Delta C |
| 1963-12-21 09:30:00 |
Delta B | Thor 371 Delta 22 |
CCAFS LC-17B | TIROS-8 | Weather | SSO | Success | |
| 1964-01-21 21:14:59 |
Delta B | Thor 373 Delta 23 |
CCAFS LC-17B | Relay 2 | Communications | MEO | Success | |
| 1964-03-19 11:13:41 |
Delta B | Thor 391 Delta 24 |
CCAFS LC-17A | BE-A | Ionospheric | LEO | Failure | Third stage underperformed |
| 1964-08-19 12:15:02 |
Delta D | Thor 417 Delta 25 |
CCAFS LC-17A | Syncom 3 | Communications | GTO | Success | |
| 1964-10-04 03:45:00 |
Delta C | Thor 392 Delta 26 |
CCAFS LC-17A | Explorer 21 | Magnetospheric | HEO | Partial failure | Reached lower than planned orbit |
| 1964-12-21 09:00:03 |
Delta C | Thor 393 Delta 27 |
CCAFS LC-17A | Explorer 26 | Magnetospheric | MEO | Success | |
| 1965-01-22 07:55 |
Delta C | Thor 374 Delta 28 |
CCAFS LC-17A | TIROS-9 | Weather Satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | |
| 1965-02-03 16:33 |
Delta C | Thor 411 Delta 29 |
CCAFS LC-17B | OSO-2 | Solar observation satellite | LEO | Success | |
| 1965-04-06 23:45 |
Delta D | Thor 426 Delta 30 |
CCAFS LC-17A | Intelsat I (Intelsat-1-1 / Early Bird) | Communication satellite | GTO | Success | Performed first transcontinental satellite TV broadcast. |
| 1965-05-29 12:00 |
Delta C | Thor 441 Delta 31 |
CCAFS LC-17B | Explorer 28 (IMP-C) | Interplanetary space research satellite | HEO | Success | |
| 1965-07-02 04:04 |
Delta C | Thor 415 Delta 32 |
CCAFS LC-17B | TIROS-10 | Weather Satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | |
| 1965-08-25 15:17 |
Delta C | Thor 434 Delta 33 |
CCAFS LC-17B | OSO-C | Solar observation satellite | planned: LEO | Failure | Third stage ignited while still attached to the second stage. |
| 1965-11-06 18:43 |
Delta E | Thor 457 Delta 34 |
CCAFS LC-17A | Explorer 29 (GEOS-A) | Geodetic research satellite | MEO | Success | |
| 1965-12-16 07:31 |
Delta E | Thor 460 Delta 35 |
CCAFS LC-17A | Pioneer 6 | Interplanetary space research probe | Heliocentric | Success | Probe continues to work as of late 2000. |
| 1966-02-03 07:41 |
Delta C | Thor 445 Delta 36 |
CCAFS LC-17A | ESSA-1 | Weather Satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | |
| 1966-02-28 13:58 |
Delta E | Thor 461 Delta 37 |
CCAFS LC-17B | ESSA-2 | Weather Satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | |
| 1966-05-25 14:00 |
Delta C1 | Thor 436 Delta 38 |
CCAFS LC-17B | Explorer 32 (AE-B) | Atmospheric research Satellite | LEO | Success | |
| 1966-07-01 16:04 |
Delta E1 | Thor 467 Delta 39 |
CCAFS LC-17A | Explorer 33 (IMP-D) | Magnetosphere research Satellite | HEO | Success | |
| 1966-08-17 15:20 |
Delta E1 | Thor 462 Delta 40 |
CCAFS LC-17A | Pioneer 7 | Interplanetary space research probe | Heliocentric | Success | |
| 1966-10-02 10:34 |
Delta E | Thor 463 Delta 41 |
VAFB SLC-2E | ESSA-3 | Weather Satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | First Delta launch from VAFB |
| 1966-10-26 23:05 |
Delta E1 | Thor 464 Delta 42 |
CCAFS SLC-17B | Intelsat 2-1 | Communication Satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 1966-12-14 19:26 |
Delta G | Thor 471 Delta 43 |
CCAFS LC-17A | Biosatellite 1 | Life science research satellite | LEO | Success | |
| 1967-01-11 10:55 |
Delta E1 | Thor 468 Delta 44 |
CCAFS SLC-17B | Intelsat 2-2 | Communication Satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 1967-01-26 17:31 |
Delta E | Thor 472 Delta 45 |
VAFB SLC-2E | ESSA-4 | Weather Satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | |
| 1967-03-08 16:19 |
Delta C | Thor 431 Delta 46 |
CCAFS LC-17A | OSO-3 | Solar observation satellite | LEO | Success | |
| 1967-03-23 01:30 |
Delta E1 | Thor 470 Delta 47 |
CCAFS SLC-17B | Intelsat 2-3 | Communication Satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 1967-04-20 11:17 |
Delta E | Thor 484 Delta 48 |
VAFB SLC-2E | ESSA-5 | Weather Satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | |
| 1967-05-24 14:06 |
Delta E1 | Thor 486 Delta 49 |
VAFB SLC-2E | Explorer 34 (IMP-F) | Interplanetary space research satellite | HEO | Success | |
| 1967-07-19 14:19 |
Delta E1 | Thor 488 Delta 50 |
CCAFS SLC-17B | Explorer 35 (IMP-E) | Interplanetary space research satellite | Lunar Orbit | Success | |
| 1967-09-07 22:04 |
Delta G | Thor 475 Delta 51 |
CCAFS LC-17B | Biosatellite 2 | Life science research satellite | LEO | Success | |
| 1967-09-28 00:45 |
Delta E1 | Thor 442 Delta 52 |
CCAFS SLC-17B | Intelsat 2-4 | Communication Satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 1967-10-18 16:04 |
Delta C | Thor 490 Delta 53 |
CCAFS LC-17B | OSO-4 | Solar observation satellite | LEO | Success | |
| 1967-11-10 18:00 |
Delta E1 | Thor 480 Delta 54 |
VAFB SLC-2E | ESSA-6 | Weather Satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | |
| 1967-12-13 14:08 |
Delta E1 | Thor 489 Delta 55 |
CCAFS LC-17B | Pioneer 8 / TTS-1 | Interplanetary space research probe / Technology demonstration satellite | Heliocentric | Success | |
| 1968-01-11 16:19 |
Delta E1 | Thor 454 Delta 56 |
VAFB SLC-2E | Explorer 36 (GEOS-B) | Geodetic research satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | |
| 1968-07-04 17:31 |
Delta J | Thor 476 Delta 57 |
VAFB SLC-2E | Explorer 38 (RAE-A) | Radio astronomy satellite | MEO | Success | |
| 1968-08-16 11:31 |
Delta N | Thor 528 Delta 58 |
VAFB SLC-2E | ESSA-7 | Weather Satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | Maiden Flight of the Long Tank Thor-Delta |
| 1968-09-19 00:09 |
Delta M | Thor 529 Delta 59 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | Intelsat 3-1 | Communication Satellite | planned: GTO | Failure | Pitch gyroscope failure led to loss of control starting at T+20 seconds. RSO T+110 seconds. |
| 1968-11-08 09:46 |
Delta E1 | Thor 479 Delta 60 |
CCAFS LC-17B | Pioneer 9 / TTS-2 | Interplanetary space research probe / Technology demonstration satellite | Heliocentric | Success | |
| 1968-12-05 18:55 |
Delta E1 | Thor 481 Delta 61 |
CCAFS LC-17B | HEOS-A | Magnetosphere research satellite | HEO | Success | |
| 1968-12-15 17:17 |
Delta N | Thor 532 Delta 62 |
VAFB SLC-2E | ESSA-8 | Weather Satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | |
| 1968-12-19 00:32 |
Delta M | Thor 536 Delta 63 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | Intelsat 3-2 | Communication Satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 1969-01-22 16:48 |
Delta C1 | Thor 487 Delta 64 |
CCAFS LC-17B | OSO-5 | Solar observation satellite | LEO | Success | |
| 1969-01-30 06:43 |
Delta E1 | Thor 485 Delta 65 |
VAFB SLC-2E | ISIS-I | Ionosphere research satellite | MEO | Success | |
| 1969-02-06 00:39 |
Delta M | Thor 530 Delta 66 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | Intelsat 3-3 | Communication Satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 1969-02-26 07:47 |
Delta E1 | Thor 483 Delta 67 |
CCAFS SLC-17B | ESSA-9 | Weather Satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | |
| 1969-05-22 02:00 |
Delta M | Thor 533 Delta 68 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | Intelsat 3-4 | Communication Satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 1969-06-21 08:53 |
Delta E1 | Thor 482 Delta 69 |
VAFB SLC-2W | Explorer 41 (IMP-G) | Interplanetary space research satellite | HEO | Success | |
| 1969-06-29 13:26 |
Delta N | Thor 539 Delta 70 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | Biosatellite 3 | Life science research satellite | LEO | Success | |
| 1969-07-26 02:06 |
Delta M | Thor 547 Delta 71 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | Intelsat 3-5 | Communication Satellite | planned: GTO | Partial failure | Stage 3 motor case ruptured, leaving spacecraft in unusable orbit |
| 1969-08-09 07:32 |
Delta N | Thor 548 Delta 72 |
CCAFS LC-17A | OSO-6 / PAC-1 | Solar observation satellite / Technology test | GTO | Success | |
| 1969-08-27 21:59 |
Delta L | Thor 540 Delta 73 |
CCAFS LC-17A | Pioneer E / TTS-3 | Interplanetary space research probe / Technology demonstration satellite | planned: Heliocentric | Failure | Defective valve in Stage 1 caused a hydraulic fluid leak and loss of engine gimbaling at T+220 seconds, making it impossible for the second stage to reach orbit. RSO T+480 seconds. |
| 1969-11-22 00:37 |
Delta M | Thor 554 Delta 74 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | Skynet 1A | Military communication Satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 1970-01-15 00:16 |
Delta M | Delta 75 Thor 557 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | Intelsat 3-6 | Communication satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 1970-01-23 11:52 |
Delta N6 | Delta 76 Thor 542 |
VAFB SLC-2W | ITOS 1 / Oscar 5 | Weather Satellite / Amateur radio satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | |
| 1970-03-20 23:46 |
Delta M | Delta 77 Thor 558 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | NATO 1 | Military communication satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 1970-04-23 00:46 |
Delta M | Delta 78 Thor 559 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | Intelsat 3-7 | Communication satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 1970-07-23 23:23 |
Delta M | Delta 79 Thor 563 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | Intelsat 3-8 | Communication satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 1970-08-19 12:11 |
Delta M | Delta 80 Thor 561 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | Skynet-1B | Military communication satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 1970-12-11 11:35 |
Delta N6 | Delta 81 Thor 546 |
VAFB SLC-2W | NOAA-1 | Weather Satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | |
| 1971-02-03 01:41 |
Delta M | Delta 82 Thor 560 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | NATO 2 | Military communication satellite | GTO | Success | |
| 1971-03-13 16:15 |
Delta M6 | Delta 83 Thor 562 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | Explorer 43 (IMP-H) | Magnetosphere research satellite | HEO | Success | |
| 1971-04-01 02:53 |
Delta E1 | Delta 84 Thor 491 |
VAFB SLC-2E | ISIS-II | Ionosphere research satellite | LEO / SSO | Success | |
| 1971-09-29 09:50 |
Delta N | Delta 85 Thor 565 |
CCAFS SLC-17A | OSO 7 / TTS-4 | Solar observation satellite / Technology demonstration | LEO, 321×572 km, 93.2 min, i=33.1°, e=0.0184 | Success | 2nd stage suffered a failure of the attitude control system, however the satellite reached orbit and ground controllers were able to correct its flight path. |
| 1971-10-21 11:32 |
Delta N6 | Delta 86 Thor 572 |
VAFB SLC-2E | ITOS-B | Weather Satellite | planned: LEO / SSO | Failure | 2nd stage oxidizer leak starting at T+20 seconds. The attitude control system ran out of propellant trying to correct the stage's flight path and the launch vehicle reentered the atmosphere and broke up above the Arctic Circle. |
References
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