PGM-17 Thor

The PGM-17A Thor was the first operative ballistic missile of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was named after the Norse god of thunder. It was deployed in the United Kingdom between 1959 and September 1963 as an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with thermonuclear warheads. Thor was 65 feet (20 m) in height and 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter.

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mass 49590 kilogram, length 19.76 metre, diameter 2.4 metre, 
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  Thor DM-19 ⓘ
  American rocket stage

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  Thor DM-21 ⓘ
  American rocket stage

Frameless

Thor IRBM

Thor loaded into C-133

Contaminated Johnston Island Launch Emplacement 1, Bluegill Prime, Thor failure, July 25, 1962.

Thor RAF

General Bernard A. Schriever ICBM Test Vehicle USAF 1959

A Mark 49 thermonuclear warhead

Dominic Bluegill Prime radiation cleanup

Thor 278 missile, Johnston Island, Program 437

Thor missile prepared for launch

A cross-section diagram showing a W-49 nuclear warhead inside of its re-entry vehicle. The warhead and firing set are shown in red; the fuzing system is shown in green.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	rocket		Thor DM-19	rocket stage, PGM-17 Thor	Wikidata
class	rocket		Thor DM-21	PGM-17 Thor	Wikidata
link	page		Retro Space HD page@	The Story of Thor	Wikidata
commons	image		Thor IRBM		Commons
commons	image		Thor loaded into C-133		Commons
commons	image		Contaminated Johnston Island Launch Emplacement 1, Bluegill Prime, Thor failure, July 25, 1962.		Commons
commons	image		Thor RAF		Commons
commons	image		General Bernard A. Schriever ICBM Test Vehicle USAF 1959		Commons
commons	image		A Mark 49 thermonuclear warhead		Commons
commons	image		Dominic Bluegill Prime radiation cleanup		Commons
commons	image		Thor 278 missile, Johnston Island, Program 437		Commons
commons	image		Thor missile prepared for launch		Commons
commons	image		A cross-section diagram showing a W-49 nuclear warhead inside of its re-entry vehicle. The warhead and firing set are shown in red; the fuzing system is shown in green.		Commons