Thor SLV-2A Agena B

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

June 29, 1963

Description

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
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    31.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    67.0 T
  • Thrust
    1571.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Thor SLV-2A Agena B
  • Family
  • Variant
    SLV-2A Agena B
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Thor SLV-2A Agena B
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 29, 1963, 10:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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