United States Air Force
Thor III
Delta II 7925-9.5
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, June 10, 1998 · 00:35 UTC
Mission
/01In 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.
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Delta II 7925-9.5
Variant: 7925-9.5
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.447° N, 80.565° W
118
Pad Launches
548
Location Launches
996
Agency Launches
36
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