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Thor Agena A

Thor familyMcDonnell DouglasRetired

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.

Thor Agena A vehicle

Specifications

Thrust
667 kN
Height
28 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch mass
53 t
Stages
2
Launch cost
$10.7M
LEO capacity
250 kg

Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.

Flight record

15flightswith a definitive outcome
60%success rate9 of 15
3success streakcurrent

Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.

Flights

5 of 15

All 15 flights