Thor DM-21 Agena-B
Thor familyUnited States Air ForceRetired
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 667 kN
- Height
- 31 m
- Diameter
- 2.44 m
- Launch mass
- 56.5 t
- Stages
- 2
- LEO capacity
- 400 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
40flightswith a definitive outcome
80%success rate32 of 40
8failuresincluding partial failures
18success streakcurrent
First flight October 26, 1960 · latest January 16, 1963
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Thor DM-21 Agena-B flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1961 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 1962 | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 | 1 |