Marcopolo 2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

00:42:00

Saturday August 18, 1990

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Mission Details

Marcopolo 2 (Thor 1)

Thor (previously known as Marcopolo) is a family of satellites designed, launched and tested by Hughes Space and Communications (now part of Boeing Satellite Systems) for British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB), and were used for Britain's Direct Broadcast Service.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

Rocket

Retired
Delta II 6925

Active 1989 to 1992

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Agency

Boeing

Rocket

Height: 38.1m

Payload to Orbit

GTO: 1,447 kg

Liftoff Thrust

3,481 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 2.9m

Height: 8.49m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

9

Launch Site

SLC-17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

20 days 2 hours

Stats

Delta II


12th

Mission

7th

Mission of 1990

1990


78th

Orbital launch attempt