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Thor SLV-2 Agena B

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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 SLV-2 Agena B vehicle

Specifications

Thrust
756 kN
Height
27.2 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch mass
56 t
Stages
2
Launch cost
$19.56M
LEO capacity
400 kg

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

Flight record

3flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate3 of 3
0failuresincluding partial failures
3success streakcurrent

First flight January 25, 1964 · latest November 29, 1965

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

Flights per year

  • Successful
  • Failed
Show the numbers for Thor SLV-2 Agena B flights per year
Thor SLV-2 Agena B flights per year
YearSuccessfulFailedTotal
1964202
1965101

Flights

3 of 3