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Thor SLV-2A Agena B

Thor family · McDonnell Douglas · Retired

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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.

Specifications

Thrust
1,571 kN
Height
31 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch mass
67 t
Stages
3
Launch cost
LEO capacity
GTO capacity
GEO capacity
SSO capacity

Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.

Flight record

Flights
2
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
100%
2 of 2
Current success streak
2
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
Between consecutive booster flights

Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.

Launches