Thor family
Thorad SLV-2G 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 flown30
Success rate96.7%29/30
Maiden flight1966-08-09
Peak year196810 flights
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D is built by McDonnell Douglas of the United States. It first flew on 9 August 1966 and last flew on 14 December 1971.
Flight record
96.7% success rate29 of 30 flown · 1 failed
1966peak 1968 · 10 flights1971
First flight1966-08-09
Latest flight1971-12-14
Failures1
Consecutive successes18
Fastest turnaround7d 16h
Payload
| Launch cost | $19.6M |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 32.9m |
| Diameter | 2.44m |
| Launch mass | 91t |
| Liftoff thrust | 1,444kN |
| Maiden flight | 1966-08-09 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit26Polar Orbit2Sun-Synchronous Orbit2
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-12-14 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 9A,B,C,D | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1971-10-17 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | ASTEX | Space Launch Complex 1W | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1970-08-26 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Strawman 3 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1970-04-08 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4 | Space Launch Complex 2E | Polar Orbit | Success |
| 1970-02-04 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | SERT 2 | Space Launch Complex 2E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-09-30 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 8A,B,C,D | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-09-22 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 52 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-07-31 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Strawman 2 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-05-02 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 51 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-04-14 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 3 | Space Launch Complex 2E | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 1969-03-19 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 50 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-02-05 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 6 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-12-12 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 49 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-11-03 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 5 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-10-05 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Strawman 1 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-09-18 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 48 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-08-07 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 4 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-06-20 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 47 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-05-18 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus B | Space Launch Complex 2E | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Failure |
| 1968-05-01 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 3 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-03-14 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 46 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1968-01-24 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 45 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-12-09 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 2 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-11-02 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 44 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-09-15 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 1 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-08-07 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 43 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-06-16 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 42 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1967-05-09 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 41 | Space Launch Complex 1E | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-11-08 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 37 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1966-08-09 | Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 35 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
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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