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Delta II | Thor III

June 10, 1998 at 12:35 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Delta II | Thor III launch image
Mission imagery · Delta II 7925-9.5

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June 10, 1998 at 12:35 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4472, -80.5650

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Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

In November 1995, Hughes was awarded the contract for Thor 2, a high-powered version of Hughes' spin-stabilized HS-376 model. Thor 2 was successfully launched in May 1997. That same month, Telenor announced the award of a follow-on contract to Hughes for a second high-powered HS-376HP satellite, Thor 3, which was successfully launched in June 1998.

Vehicle

Delta II 7925-9.5

Delta · 7925-9.5

Height

38.9 m

Diameter

2.4 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

Successful launches

26

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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