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Thor Launches
7,332 orbital launches since 1957
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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 331 every launch of the Thor, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
Featured & milestone launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-07-15 | DMSP Block 5D S-41980-F02 | Thor DSV-2U | SAC 394ITMS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | failure |
| 1979-06-06 | DMSP Block 5D S-51979-050 | Thor DSV-2U | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1978-05-01 | DMSP Block 5D S-31978-042 | Thor DSV-2U | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1977-06-05 | DMSP Block 5D S-21977-044 | Thor DSV-2U | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1976-09-11 | DMSP Block 5D S-11976-091 | Thor DSV-2U | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1976-02-19 | DMSP Block 5C F-31976-016 | Thor Burner 2A | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1975-05-24 | DMSP Block 5C F-21975-043 | Thor Burner 2A | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1974-08-09 | DMSP Block 5C F-11974-063 | Thor Burner 2A | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1974-03-16 | DMSP Block 5B F-51974-015 | Thor Burner 2A | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1973-08-17 | DMSP Block 5B F-41973-054 | Thor Burner 2A | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1972-11-09 | DMSP Block 5B F-31972-089 | Thor Burner 2A | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1972-05-25 | CORONA CR-8R1972-039 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1972-04-19 | CORONA CR-161972-032 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1972-03-24 | DMSP Block 5B F-2 (SV-1)1972-018 | Thor Burner 2A | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1972-03-12 | TD-1A1972-014 | Thor Delta N | NASA | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1972-01-31 | HEOS A21972-005 | Thor Delta L | NASA | Vandenberg SFB | — | HEO | success |
| 1971-12-14 | POPPY 7 SV11971-110 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1971-10-21 | ITOS B1971-091 | Thor Delta N6 | NASA | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | failure |
| 1971-10-17 | ASTEX P71-21971-089 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1971-10-14 | DMSP Block 5B F-1 (SV-2)1971-087 | Thor Burner 2A | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1971-09-29 | OSO H1971-083 | Thor Delta N | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | LEO | success |
| 1971-09-10 | CORONA CR-151971-076 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1971-07-16 | STRAWMAN 41971-060 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1971-06-08 | P70-11971-054 | Thor Burner 2 | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1971-04-01 | Isis B1971-024 | Thor Delta E1 | NASA | Vandenberg SFB | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1971-03-24 | CORONA CR-141971-022 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1971-03-13 | IMP I1971-019 | Thor Delta M6 | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 1971-02-17 | CORONA CR-131971-F01 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | failure |
| 1971-02-17 | DAPP Block 5A F-31971-012 | Thor Burner 2 | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1971-02-03 | NATO IIB1971-009 | Thor Delta M | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 1970-12-11 | ITOS A1970-106 | Thor Delta N6 | NASA | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1970-11-18 | CORONA QR-2R1970-098 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1970-09-03 | DAPP Block 5A F-21970-070 | Thor Burner 2 | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1970-08-26 | STRAWMAN 31970-066 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1970-08-19 | Skynet IB1970-062 | Thor Delta M | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 1970-07-23 | CORONA CR-121970-054 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1970-07-23 | INTELSAT III F-81970-055 | Thor Delta M | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | GEO | success |
| 1970-05-20 | CORONA CR-111970-040 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1970-04-23 | INTELSAT III F-71970-032 | Thor Delta M | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | GEO | success |
| 1970-04-08 | Nimbus D1970-025 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | LERC/SAMSO | Vandenberg SFB | 65 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1970-03-20 | NATO IIA1970-021 | Thor Delta M | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 1970-03-04 | CORONA CR-101970-016 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1970-02-11 | DAPP Block 5A F-11970-012 | Thor Burner 2 | ADCOM 10ADS | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1970-02-04 | SERT 21970-009 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | LERC/SAMSO | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1970-01-23 | Tiros M1970-008 | Thor Delta N6 | NASA | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1970-01-15 | INTELSAT III F-61970-003 | Thor Delta M | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | GEO | success |
| 1969-12-04 | CORONA CR-91969-105 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
| 1969-11-22 | Skynet IA1969-101 | Thor Delta M | NASA | Cape Canaveral | — | HEO | success |
| 1969-09-30 | P-11 No. 44071969-082 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 1969-09-22 | CORONA J-461969-079 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | US Air Force | Vandenberg SFB | — | LEO | success |
Launch cadence · 1957 → 2026
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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.
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DMSP Block 5D S-4 (1980-07-15)DMSP Block 5D S-5 (1979-06-06)DMSP Block 5D S-3 (1978-05-01)DMSP Block 5D S-2 (1977-06-05)DMSP Block 5D S-1 (1976-09-11)DMSP Block 5C F-3 (1976-02-19)DMSP Block 5C F-2 (1975-05-24)DMSP Block 5C F-1 (1974-08-09)DMSP Block 5B F-5 (1974-03-16)DMSP Block 5B F-4 (1973-08-17)DMSP Block 5B F-3 (1972-11-09)CORONA CR-8R (1972-05-25)CORONA CR-16 (1972-04-19)DMSP Block 5B F-2 (SV-1) (1972-03-24)TD-1A (1972-03-12)HEOS A2 (1972-01-31)POPPY 7 SV1 (1971-12-14)ITOS B (1971-10-21)ASTEX P71-2 (1971-10-17)DMSP Block 5B F-1 (SV-2) (1971-10-14)OSO H (1971-09-29)CORONA CR-15 (1971-09-10)STRAWMAN 4 (1971-07-16)P70-1 (1971-06-08)Isis B (1971-04-01)CORONA CR-14 (1971-03-24)IMP I (1971-03-13)CORONA CR-13 (1971-02-17)DAPP Block 5A F-3 (1971-02-17)NATO IIB (1971-02-03)ITOS A (1970-12-11)CORONA QR-2R (1970-11-18)DAPP Block 5A F-2 (1970-09-03)STRAWMAN 3 (1970-08-26)Skynet IB (1970-08-19)CORONA CR-12 (1970-07-23)INTELSAT III F-8 (1970-07-23)CORONA CR-11 (1970-05-20)INTELSAT III F-7 (1970-04-23)Nimbus D (1970-04-08)NATO IIA (1970-03-20)CORONA CR-10 (1970-03-04)DAPP Block 5A F-1 (1970-02-11)SERT 2 (1970-02-04)Tiros M (1970-01-23)INTELSAT III F-6 (1970-01-15)CORONA CR-9 (1969-12-04)Skynet IA (1969-11-22)P-11 No. 4407 (1969-09-30)CORONA J-46 (1969-09-22)TETR C (1969-08-27)OSO G (1969-08-09)STRAWMAN 2 (1969-07-31)INTELSAT III F-5 (1969-07-26)CORONA CR-7 (1969-07-24)DAPP 7421 (1969-07-23)Biosatellite D Adapter (1969-06-29)IMP G (1969-06-21)OGO F (1969-06-05)INTELSAT III F-4 (1969-05-22)CORONA J-44 (1969-05-02)Nimbus B2 (1969-04-14)CORONA J-43 (1969-03-19)TOS G (1969-02-26)INTELSAT III F-3 (1969-02-06)CORONA CR-6 (1969-02-05)Isis A (1969-01-30)OSO F (1969-01-22)INTELSAT III F-2 (1968-12-19)TOS F (1968-12-15)CORONA J-50 (1968-12-12)HEOS A1 (1968-12-05)Pioneer D (1968-11-08)CORONA CR-5 (1968-11-03)DAPP 6422 (1968-10-23)STRAWMAN 1 (1968-10-05)INTELSAT III F-1 (1968-09-19)CORONA J-49 (1968-09-18)TOS E (1968-08-16)CORONA CR-4 (1968-08-07)RAE A (1968-07-04)CORONA J-47 (1968-06-20)DAPP 5420 (1968-05-23)Nimbus B (1968-05-18)CORONA CR-3 (1968-05-01)CORONA J-48 (1968-03-14)CORONA J-45 (1968-01-24)MULTIGROUP 3 (1968-01-17)Geos B (1968-01-11)Pioneer C (1967-12-13)CORONA CR-2 (1967-12-09)TOS D (1967-11-10)CORONA J-41 (1967-11-02)OSO D (1967-10-18)DAPP 4417 (1967-10-11)INTELSAT II F-4 (1967-09-28)CORONA CR-1 (1967-09-15)Biosatellite B Adapter (1967-09-07)DAPP 3419 (1967-08-23)CORONA J-42 (1967-08-07)OGO D (1967-07-28)MULTIGROUP 2 (1967-07-25)AIMP E (1967-07-19)Secor Type II S/N 10 (1967-06-29)CORONA J-37 (1967-06-16)NRL PL160 (1967-05-31)IMP F (1967-05-24)CORONA J-40 (1967-05-09)TOS C (1967-04-20)CORONA J-35 (1967-03-30)INTELSAT II F-3 (1967-03-23)OSO E1 (1967-03-08)CORONA J-39 (1967-02-22)DAPP 2418 (1967-02-08)TOS B (1967-01-26)CORONA J-34 (1967-01-14)INTELSAT II F-2 (1967-01-11)MULTIGROUP 1 (1966-12-29)Biosatellite A Adapter (1966-12-14)CORONA J-38 (1966-11-08)INTELSAT II F-1 (1966-10-26)TOS A (1966-10-02)CORONA J-36 (1966-09-20)DAPP 1416 (1966-09-16)Pioneer B (1966-08-17)CORONA J-32 (1966-08-09)AIMP D (1966-07-01)Pageos A (1966-06-24)CORONA J-31 (1966-06-21)AE-B (1966-05-25)CORONA J-33 (1966-05-24)Nimbus C (1966-05-15)CORONA J-28 (1966-05-03)CORONA J-30 (1966-04-07)DAPP 15 (1966-03-31)CORONA J-29 (1966-03-09)Tiros OT2 (1966-02-28)Ferret 9 (1966-02-09)Tiros OT3 (1966-02-03)CORONA J-27 (1966-02-02)DAPP 14 (1966-01-07)CORONA J-26 (1965-12-24)Pioneer A (1965-12-16)CORONA JX-27 (1965-12-09)Alouette 2 (1965-11-29)GEOS A (1965-11-06)CORONA J-25 (1965-10-28)OGO C (1965-10-14)CORONA JX-28 (1965-10-05)CORONA J-24 (1965-09-22)DAPP 13 (1965-09-10)CORONA R&D FTV 1602 (1965-09-02)OSO C (1965-08-25)CORONA J-23 (1965-08-17)Dodecapole 2 (1965-08-13)CORONA J-22 (1965-07-19)Ferret 8 (1965-07-17)Tiros OT1 (1965-07-02)NNS O-4 (1965-06-24)CORONA J-20 (1965-06-09)IMP C (1965-05-29)DAPP 12 (Block 3) (1965-05-20)CORONA J-21 (1965-05-18)CORONA J-4 (1965-04-29)INTELSAT I (1965-04-06)CORONA J-19 (1965-03-25)DAPP 11 (1965-03-18)Secor Type II S/N 3 (1965-03-11)Secor Type II S/N 1 (1965-03-09)CORONA J-14 (1965-02-25)OSO B2 (1965-02-03)Tiros I (1965-01-22)DAPP 10 (1965-01-19)CORONA J-18 (1965-01-15)QUILL (1964-12-21)EPE-D (1964-12-21)CORONA J-17 (1964-12-19)APL SN-43 (1964-12-13)CORONA J-16 (1964-11-18)Ferret 7 (1964-11-04)CORONA J-15 (1964-11-02)CORONA J-13 (1964-10-17)NNS O-1 (1964-10-06)CORONA J-3 (1964-10-05)IMP B (1964-10-04)CORONA J-11 (1964-09-14)Nimbus A (1964-08-28)ARGON 22 (1964-08-21)Syncom C (1964-08-19)CORONA J-12 (1964-08-05)CORONA J-10 (1964-07-10)Ferret 6 (1964-07-02)CORONA J-7 (1964-06-19)P35-8 (1964-06-18)ARGON 21 (1964-06-13)CORONA J-9 (1964-06-04)CORONA J-8 (1964-04-27)Transit VBN-3 (1964-04-21)CORONA J-6 (1964-03-24)BE-A (1964-03-19)Ferret 5 (1964-02-28)CORONA J-5 (1964-02-15)Echo C (1964-01-25)Relay B (1964-01-21)P35-6 (1964-01-19)POPPY 3/HAYLOFT (1964-01-11)Tiros H (1963-12-21)CORONA M-26 (1963-12-21)Transit VBN-2 (1963-12-05)IMP A (1963-11-27)CORONA M-25 (1963-11-27)CORONA M-24 (1963-11-09)ARGON 6 (1963-10-29)Transit VBN-1 (1963-09-28)CORONA J-2 (1963-09-23)ARGON 11 (1963-08-29)CORONA J-1 (1963-08-25)LANYARD 3 (1963-07-31)Syncom 2 (1963-07-26)CORONA M-23 (1963-07-19)Ferret 4 (1963-06-29)CORONA M-22 (1963-06-27)Tiros G (1963-06-19)SURCAL (1963-06-15)CORONA M-21 (1963-06-12)LANYARD 2 (1963-05-18)Telstar 2 (1963-05-07)ARGON 12 (1963-04-26)AE-A (1963-04-03)CORONA M-19 (1963-04-01)LANYARD 1 (1963-03-18)CORONA M-20 (1963-02-28)Syncom 1 (1963-02-14)Ferret 3 (1963-01-16)CORONA M-18 (1963-01-07)CORONA M-17 (1962-12-14)POPPY 1 SV1 (1962-12-13)Relay A (1962-12-13)CORONA M-16 (1962-12-04)CORONA M-15 (1962-11-24)CORONA M-14 (1962-11-05)ANNA 1B (1962-10-31)EPE C (1962-10-27)CORONA R&D FTV 1401 (1962-10-26)ARGON 9 (1962-10-09)EPE B (1962-10-02)Alouette 1 (1962-09-29)CORONA M-13 (1962-09-29)Tiros F2 (1962-09-18)CORONA M-12 (1962-09-17)ARGON 10 (1962-09-01)CORONA M-11 (1962-08-29)CORONA M-10 (1962-08-02)CORONA M-9 (1962-07-28)CORONA M-8 (1962-07-21)Telstar 1 (1962-07-10)CORONA M-7 (1962-06-28)CORONA M-6 (1962-06-23)Tiros E (1962-06-19)Ferret 2 (1962-06-18)CORONA M-5 (1962-06-02)CORONA M-4 (1962-05-30)ARGON 5 (1962-05-15)ANNA 1A (1962-05-10)CORONA M-3 (1962-04-29)UK 1 (1962-04-26)CORONA M-2 (1962-04-18)NASA S-16 (1962-03-07)CORONA M-1 (1962-02-27)Ferret 1 (1962-02-21)NASA A-9 (1962-02-08)GRAB SV4 (1962-01-24)CORONA C'''-6 (1962-01-13)CORONA C'''-5 (1961-12-12)Transit 4B (1961-11-15)CORONA C'-10 (1961-11-15)CORONA C'-9 (1961-11-05)CORONA C'-8 (1961-10-23)CORONA C'''-4 (1961-10-13)CORONA C'''-3 (1961-09-17)CORONA C'''-2 (1961-09-12)CORONA C'''-1 (1961-08-30)NASA S-3 (1961-08-16)CORONA C'-7 (1961-08-04)ARGON 4 (1961-07-21)NASA A-3 (1961-07-12)CORONA C'-6 (1961-07-07)Transit 4A (1961-06-29)CORONA C'-5 (1961-06-16)ARGON 3 (1961-06-08)ARGON 2 (1961-04-08)CORONA C'-4 (1961-03-30)P-14 (1961-03-25)Transit 3B (1961-02-22)CORONA RM-2 (1961-02-18)ARGON 1 (1961-02-17)CORONA RM-1 (1960-12-20)CORONA C'-3 (1960-12-07)Transit 3A (1960-11-30)NASA A-2 (1960-11-23)CORONA C'-2 (1960-11-12)CORONA C'-1 (1960-10-26)Courier 1B (1960-10-04)CORONA C-10 (1960-09-13)Courier 1A (1960-08-18)CORONA C-9 (1960-08-18)A-11 (1960-08-12)CORONA Diagnostic 2 (1960-08-10)CORONA Diagnostic 1 (1960-06-29)Transit 2A (1960-06-22)A-10 Echo (1960-05-13)CORONA C-8 (1960-04-15)Transit 1B (1960-04-13)P-2 (1960-03-11)CORONA C-7 (1960-02-19)CORONA C-6 (1960-02-04)CORONA C-5 (1959-11-20)CORONA C-4 (1959-11-07)Transit 1A (1959-09-17)CORONA C-3 (1959-08-19)CORONA C-2 (1959-08-13)NASA S-2 (1959-08-07)CORONA C-1 (1959-06-25)CORONA BIO 2 (1959-06-03)CORONA BIO 1 (1959-04-13)CORONA Test Vehicle 2 (1959-02-28)Discoverer 0 (1959-01-21)Able 3 (1958-11-08)Able 2 (1958-10-11)Able 1 (1958-08-17)
Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.