Thor family
Thor DM-21 Agena-B
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.
Flights flown40
Success rate80%32/40
Maiden flight1960-10-26
Peak year196218 flights
Thor DM-21 Agena-B is built by United States Air Force of the United States. It first flew on 26 October 1960 and last flew on 16 January 1963.
Flight record
80% success rate32 of 40 flown · 8 failed
1960peak 1962 · 18 flights1963
First flight1960-10-26
Latest flight1963-01-16
Failures8
Consecutive successes18
Fastest turnaround1d 2h
Vehicle
| Maiden flight | 1960-10-26 |
|---|
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit27
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-01-16 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | P-698BK Group 1-D 1 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-11-24 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 15 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-11-05 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 14 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-10-09 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-5 7 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-09-29 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Alouette 1 | Space Launch Complex 2E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-09-17 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 12 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-09-01 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-5 6 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-07-28 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 9 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-07-21 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 8 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-06-23 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 6 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-06-18 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | P-102 Group 2-D 1 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-06-02 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 5 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-05-30 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 4 | Space Launch Complex 2E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-05-15 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-5 5 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-04-29 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 3 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-04-18 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 2 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-02-27 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-4 1 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-02-21 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | P-102 Group 0-D | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1962-01-13 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 37 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1961-12-12 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 36 & OSCAR 1 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Success | |
| 1961-11-15 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 35 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Success | |
| 1961-11-05 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 34 | Space Launch Complex 2E | Failure | |
| 1961-10-23 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 33 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Failure | |
| 1961-10-13 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 32 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Success | |
| 1961-09-17 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 31 | Space Launch Complex 2E | Success | |
| 1961-09-12 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 30 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Success | |
| 1961-08-30 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 29 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Success | |
| 1961-08-04 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 28 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Failure | |
| 1961-07-21 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-5 4 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1961-07-07 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 26 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Success | |
| 1961-06-16 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 25 | Space Launch Complex 2E | Success | |
| 1961-06-08 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-5 3 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1961-04-08 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-5 2 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1961-03-30 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 22 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Failure | |
| 1961-02-18 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 21 (MIDAS RM-2) | Space Launch Complex 1E | Success | |
| 1961-02-17 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-5 1 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1960-12-20 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 19 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1960-12-07 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 18 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1960-11-12 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 17 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1960-10-26 | Thor DM-21 Agena-B | Discoverer 16 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
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