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The Delta J or Thor-Delta J was an American expendable launch system of the late 1960s. Only one was launched with the Explorer 38 spacecraft. It was a member of the Delta family of rockets.The Delta J was derived from the Delta E. The first stage was a Thor missile in the DSV-2C configuration with three Castor-1 solid rocket boosters clustered around it. A Delta E was used as the second stage.