Thor family
Thorad SLV-2H 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 flown13
Success rate92.3%12/13
Maiden flight1969-06-05
Peak year19704 flights
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D is built by McDonnell Douglas of the United States. It first flew on 5 June 1969 and last flew on 25 May 1972.
Flight record
92.3% success rate12 of 13 flown · 1 failed
1969peak 1970 · 4 flights1972
First flight1969-06-05
Latest flight1972-05-25
Failures1
Consecutive successes5
Fastest turnaround35d 1h
Vehicle
| Stages | 3 |
|---|---|
| Length | 34m |
| Diameter | 2.44m |
| Launch mass | 88t |
| Liftoff thrust | 1,571kN |
| Maiden flight | 1969-06-05 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit13
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-05-25 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 17 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1972-04-19 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 16 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1971-09-10 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 15 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1971-07-16 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | Strawman 4 | Space Launch Complex 1W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1971-03-24 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 14 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1971-02-17 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 13 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1970-11-18 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 12 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1970-07-23 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 11 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1970-05-20 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 10 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1970-03-04 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 9 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-12-04 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 8 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-07-24 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 7 | Space Launch Complex 3W | Low Earth Orbit | Success |
| 1969-06-05 | Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | OGO 6 | Space Launch Complex 2E | 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.
Further reading: Wikipedia