Thor family
Thor SLV-2A 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 flown61
Success rate93.4%57/61
Maiden flight1963-02-28
Peak year196420 flights
Thor SLV-2A Agena D is built by McDonnell Douglas of the United States. It first flew on 28 February 1963 and last flew on 17 January 1968.
Flight record
93.4% success rate57 of 61 flown · 4 failed
1963peak 1964 · 20 flights1968
First flight1963-02-28
Latest flight1968-01-17
Failures4
Consecutive successes11
Fastest turnaround1d 4h
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 31m |
| Diameter | 2.44m |
| Launch mass | 67t |
| Liftoff thrust | 1,571kN |
| Maiden flight | 1963-02-28 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit60Polar Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-01-17 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Multigroup 3 & Setter 1B-2 | Space Launch Complex 2W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-07-28 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | OGO 4 | Space Launch Complex 2E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-07-25 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Multigroup 2 & Setter 1B | Space Launch Complex 2W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-03-30 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 40 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-02-22 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 39 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-01-14 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 38 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-12-29 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Multigroup 1 & Setter 1A | Space Launch Complex 2W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-09-20 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 36 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-06-24 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Pageos | Space Launch Complex 2E | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1966-06-21 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 34 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-05-24 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 33 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-05-03 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 32 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1966-04-07 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 31 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-03-09 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 30 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-02-09 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-770 Group 3-D 2 | Space Launch Complex 2W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-02-02 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 29 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-12-24 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 28 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-12-09 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 27 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-10-28 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 26 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-10-14 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | OGO 2 | Space Launch Complex 2E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-10-05 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 25 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-09-22 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 24 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-08-17 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 23 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-07-19 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 22 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-07-17 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-770 Group 3-A 1 | Space Launch Complex 2W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-06-09 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 21 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-05-18 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 20 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-04-29 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 19 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-03-25 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 18 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-02-25 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 17 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1965-01-15 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 16 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-12-21 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Quill 1 | Space Launch Complex 2E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-12-19 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 15 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-11-18 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 14 | Space Launch Complex 2E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-11-04 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-698BK Group 3-D 1 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-11-02 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 13 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-10-17 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 12 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-10-05 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 11 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-09-14 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 10 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-08-21 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-5 12 | Space Launch Complex 2W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-08-05 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 9 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-07-10 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 8 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-07-02 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-698BK Group 2-D 2 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-06-19 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 7 | Space Launch Complex 2E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-06-13 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-5 11 | Space Launch Complex 2W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-06-04 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 6 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-04-27 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 5 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-03-24 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 4 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1964-02-28 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-698BK Group 1-A | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-02-15 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 3 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1964-01-11 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Poppy 5A, 5B & 5C | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-12-21 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 26 | Space Launch Complex 2W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-10-29 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-5 10 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-09-23 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 2 | Space Launch Complex 2W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-08-25 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 1 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-07-31 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 3 | Space Launch Complex 2W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-06-27 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 22 | Space Launch Complex 2W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-06-12 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 21 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-05-18 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 2 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1963-03-18 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 1 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1963-02-28 | Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 19 | Space Launch Complex 1E | 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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