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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

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
1,444 kN
Height
32.9 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch mass
91 t
Stages
3
Launch cost
$19.56M
LEO capacity
GTO capacity
GEO capacity
SSO capacity

Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.

Flight record

Flights
30
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
96.7%
29 of 30
Current success streak
18
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