Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force

Thor Delta M6: IMP 6

Name: Thor Delta M6: IMP 6
Start: 1971-03-13T16:15:00Z
End: 1971-03-13T16:15:00Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Earth-orbiting satellite designed to study interplanetary and outer magnetospheric regions.

Saturday, 13 March 1971

Thor Delta M6

Mission Data

🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947

Launch VehicleThor Delta M6

Vehicle FamilyThor

Vehicle Record1 of 1 launches (100%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)

Success Streak68 consecutive

Mission TypeAstrophysics

Target OrbitElliptical Orbit

Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 17A

Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA

Orbital Launches This Year#23

Agency Launches This Year#6

Launches From This Pad145

Launches From This Site1,132

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Space Launch Complex 17A · 28.4472°N 80.5650°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.