The Delta A or Thor-Delta A was an American expendable launch system used to launch two Explorer spacecraft in October 1962. A derivative of the Thor-Delta it was a member of the Delta family of rockets.The first stage was a Thor missile in the DM-21 configuration and the second stage was the Delta A an uprated version of the original Delta. An Altair solid rocket motor was used as a third stage.
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