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Thor family

Thor SLV-2 Agena D

RetiredUnited StatesMcDonnell DouglasSpec: SLV-2 Agena D

Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles. The rockets used Thor first stages and Agena second stages. They are thus cousins of the more-famous Thor-Deltas, which founded the Delta rocket family.

Flights flown8
Success rate75%6/8
Maiden flight1967-05-31
Peak year19633 flights

Thor SLV-2 Agena D is built by McDonnell Douglas of the United States. It first flew on 29 August 1963 and last flew on 31 May 1967.

Flight record

8 records
75% success rate6 of 8 flown · 2 failed
1963peak 1963 · 3 flights1967
First flight1963-08-29
Latest flight1967-05-31
Failures2
Consecutive successes1
Fastest turnaround18d 47m

Payload

Per mission profile
Launch cost$19.6M

Vehicle

SLV-2 Agena D spec
Stages2
Length27.2m
Diameter2.44m
Launch mass56t
Liftoff thrust756kN
Maiden flight1967-05-31
ReusableNo

Pads used

4 pads
Space Launch Complex 2W4Space Launch Complex 1E2Space Launch Complex 1W1Space Launch Complex 3W1

Orbits delivered

2 orbits
Low Earth Orbit6Sun-Synchronous Orbit2

Launch history

8 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
1967-05-31Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 7A,B,C,DSpace Launch Complex 2WLow Earth OrbitSuccess
1965-09-02Thor SLV-2 Agena D | MRPVSpace Launch Complex 1ELow Earth OrbitFailure
1965-03-09Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,DSpace Launch Complex 2WLow Earth OrbitSuccess
1964-06-18Thor SLV-2 Agena D | DSAP-1 F8 & F9Space Launch Complex 1WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
1964-01-19Thor SLV-2 Agena D | DSAP-1 F6 & F7Space Launch Complex 2WSun-Synchronous OrbitSuccess
1963-11-27Thor SLV-2 Agena D | KH-4 25Space Launch Complex 3WLow Earth OrbitSuccess
1963-11-09Thor SLV-2 Agena D | KH-4 24 & RM 5Space Launch Complex 2WLow Earth OrbitFailure
1963-08-29Thor SLV-2 Agena D | KH-5 9Space Launch Complex 1ELow Earth OrbitSuccess

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.

Further reading: Wikipedia