McDonnell Douglas

Commercial · United States · founded 1967

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57Orbital launches
62All launches (incl. suborbital)
0Satellites in orbit
5Satellites built
68Rockets / spacecraft

McDonnell Douglas is a commercial company based in the United States, founded in 1967. Our records show 57 orbital launches and 68 rockets or spacecraft.

Totals include the divisions, sites and subsidiaries listed under Structure below.

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Structure

Divisions, sites and subsidiaries

McDonnell Douglas/HB 57 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit McDonnell Douglas Astronautics/HB 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit McDonnell Douglas/Huntsville 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit MDA/St Louis 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit
Products

Rockets and spacecraft

NameTypeStatusFirst flightLaunchesTo low orbit
Thor SLV-2A Agena D Rocket Retired 1963 61 (4 failed)
Delta 2914 Rocket Retired 1974 30 (2 failed) 724 kg
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D Rocket Retired 1966 30 (1 failed)
Thor Delta E1 Rocket Retired 1966 17 (1 failed) 540 kg
Thor Agena A Rocket Retired 1959 15 (6 failed) 250 kg
Delta II Rocket Retired 1989 13 3,981 kg
Thor Agena D Rocket Retired 1962 13 (2 failed)
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D Rocket Retired 1969 13 (1 failed)
Delta 3914 Rocket Retired 1975 12 (2 failed) 951 kg
Thor Burner 2 Rocket Retired 1966 12
Thor Delta M Rocket Retired 1968 12 (2 failed) 355 kg
Thor Delta C Rocket Retired 1963 10 (2 failed) 81 kg
Thor Delta Rocket Retired 1960 9 (1 failed) 226 kg
Thor Delta B Rocket Retired 1962 9 (1 failed) 370 kg
Delta II Rocket Retired 1998 8
Thor Burner 2A Rocket Retired 1971 8
Thor SLV-2 Agena D Rocket Retired 1967 8 (2 failed)
Delta 3910/PAM Rocket Retired 1980 7 1,087 kg
Delta 2910 Rocket Retired 1978 6
Delta 3920/PAM Rocket Retired 1982 6 1,280 kg
Thor Delta E Rocket Retired 1965 6 540 kg
Thor Delta N Rocket Retired 1968 6 (1 failed)
Delta 3924 Rocket Retired 1982 5
Thor DSV-2U Rocket Retired 1976 5 (1 failed) 500 kg
Thor Burner 1 Rocket Retired 1965 4 (1 failed)
Delta 0300 Rocket Retired 1972 3 (1 failed)
Delta 2310 Rocket Retired 1974 3
Delta 2313 Rocket Retired 1974 3 (1 failed) 500 kg
Delta 3910 Rocket Retired 1980 3
Delta 3920 Rocket Retired 1982 3
Delta II Rocket Retired 1998 3
Delta II Rocket Retired 1998 3
Thor Able I Rocket Retired 1958 3 (2 failed) 120 kg
Thor Delta C1 Rocket Retired 1966 3 81 kg
Thor Delta N6 Rocket Retired 1970 3 (1 failed)
Thor SLV-2 Agena B Rocket Retired 1964 3 400 kg
Delta 0900 Rocket Retired 1972 2 1,300 kg
Delta 1604 Rocket Retired 1972 2 600 kg
Delta 1914 Rocket Retired 1972 2
Delta 2913 Rocket Retired 1975 2 2,000 kg

Recent launches

DateMissionVehicleSiteResult
23 Jul 1997 Navstar GPS SVN 43Delta 7925CC Success
9 Jul 1997 Iridium MS-2Delta 7920-10CV Success
20 May 1997 Thor 2ADelta 7925CC Success
5 May 1997 Iridium MS-1ADelta 7920-10CV Success
17 Jan 1997 Navstar GPS SVN 42Delta 7925CC Failure
4 Dec 1996 MPF LanderDelta 7925CC Success
7 Nov 1996 MGSDelta 7925CC Success
12 Sep 1996 Navstar GPS SVN 30Delta 7925CC Success
16 Jul 1996 Navstar GPS SVN 40Delta 7925CC Success
24 May 1996 Galaxy 9Delta 7925CC Success
24 Apr 1996 MSXDelta 7920-10V Success
28 Mar 1996 Navstar GPS SVN 33Delta 7925CC Success
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This entry merges 3 sources: Launch Library 2 · GCAT (J. McDowell) · Wikidata (Q201815 )
Verification status: cross-checked across sources, not yet reviewed by a person. How we build and check this data.

Launch and satellite data: Jonathan McDowell's GCAT (CC BY 4.0) and CelesTrak. Rockets, spacecraft and agencies: Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs and Wikidata. News headlines link to their publishers via the Spaceflight News API and RSS feeds. Records come from several sources and are matched automatically, so treat the directory as a research aid, not an authority. How the data is built and checked.