Delta D no. 30

4 stage vehicle consisting of 3 x Castor + 1 x Thor DSV-2C + 1 x Delta D + 1 x Altair 2

Manufacturer: Douglas. Launches: 2. Success Rate: 100.00%. First Launch Date: 1964-08-19. Last Launch Date: 1965-04-06. Launch data is: complete. LEO Payload: 450 kg (990 lb). Payload: 104 kg (229 lb). to a: Geosynchronous transfer trajectory. Apogee: 40,000 km (24,000 mi). Associated Spacecraft: Intelsat 1, Syncom. Liftoff Thrust: 1,571.000 kN (353,174 lbf). Total Mass: 63,966 kg (141,020 lb). Core Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Total Length: 32.00 m (104.00 ft). Flyaway Unit Cost $: 12.720 million. in: 1985 unit dollars.

• Stage Number: 0. 3 x Stage: Castor 1. Gross Mass: 3,852 kg (8,492 lb). Empty Mass: 535 kg (1,179 lb). Thrust (vac): 286.001 kN (64,296 lbf). Isp: 247 sec. Burn time: 27 sec. Isp(sl): 232 sec. Diameter: 0.79 m (2.59 ft). Span: 0.79 m (2.59 ft). Length: 5.92 m (19.42 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: M33-20-4.

• Stage Number: 1. 1 x Stage: Delta Thor TA. Gross Mass: 49,442 kg (109,000 lb). Empty Mass: 3,175 kg (6,999 lb). Thrust (vac): 866.710 kN (194,844 lbf). Isp: 290 sec. Burn time: 150 sec. Isp(sl): 256 sec. Diameter: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Span: 2.44 m (8.00 ft). Length: 18.41 m (60.40 ft). Propellants: Lox/Kerosene. No Engines: 1. Engine: MB-3-3. Other designations: Thrust Augmented Thor.

• Stage Number: 2. 1 x Stage: Delta D. Gross Mass: 2,693 kg (5,937 lb). Empty Mass: 545 kg (1,201 lb). Thrust (vac): 33.695 kN (7,575 lbf). Isp: 278 sec. Burn time: 170 sec. Isp(sl): 0 sec. Diameter: 0.84 m (2.75 ft). Span: 0.84 m (2.75 ft). Length: 5.58 m (18.30 ft). Propellants: Nitric acid/UDMH. No Engines: 1. Engine: AJ10-118D.

• Stage Number: 3. 1 x Stage: Altair 2. Gross Mass: 275 kg (606 lb). Empty Mass: 37 kg (81 lb). Thrust (vac): 22.241 kN (5,000 lbf). Isp: 266 sec. Burn time: 28 sec. Isp(sl): 242 sec. Diameter: 0.64 m (2.09 ft). Span: 0.64 m (2.09 ft). Length: 2.53 m (8.30 ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: X-258.

1964 August 19 - 12:15 GMT - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17. Launch Pad: LC17A. Launch Vehicle: Delta D. Model: Thor Delta D. LV Configuration: Thor Delta D 417/D25.

• Syncom 3 Nation: USA. Payload: Syncom C. Mass: 39 kg (85 lb). Class: Technology. Type: Comsat. Spacecraft: Syncom. Agency: NASA GSF. Perigee: 35,784 km (22,235 mi). Apogee: 35,792 km (22,240 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.20 min. COSPAR: 1964-047A. USAF Sat Cat: 858. Completed Operations Date: 1974-12-29. Experimental commsat; carried Star Flash experiment. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 64 deg W in 1964; 180 deg E in 1964; 25 deg W in 1965; 165 deg E in 1966-1969. Last known longitude (6 December 1974) 6.08 deg W drifting at 0.188 deg W per day.References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• Intelsat 1 F-1 Nation: International. Program: Intelsat. Payload: Early Bird. Mass: 39 kg (85 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Intelsat 1. Agency: INTELSAT. Perigee: 35,746 km (22,211 mi). Apogee: 35,819 km (22,256 mi). Inclination: 11.70 deg. Period: 1,435.90 min. COSPAR: 1965-028A. USAF Sat Cat: 1317. Completed Operations Date: 1971-01-01. Over Atlantic. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 28 deg W in 1965; 38 deg W in 1965-1966. As of 27 July 2001 located at 92.54 deg W drifting at 0.324 deg W per day. As of 2007 Jan 13 located at 47.74W drifting at 0.017E degrees per day.References: 1, 2, 5, 6.

• McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.

• Gatland, Kenneth, Missiles and Rockets, Macmillan, New York, 1975. ISBN: 0713735058. Covers rocketry of all nations. More at amazon.com...

• Wilson, Andrew, Spaceflight, "Delta Digest", 1979, Volume 10, page 413.