Rockets / McDonnell Douglas
Thor Agena A
Thor Agena A · McDonnell Douglas · retired
Total launches
15
all time
Success rate
40.0%
9 of 15
Failed
6
all time
Pending
0
0 on the board
About this vehicle
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.
Source: Launch Library 2 record #392 · Wikipedia
Specifications
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Douglas
- Status
- Retired / inactive
- Reusable
- No
- Maiden flight
- 1959-01-21
- Height
- 28 m
- Diameter
- 2.4 m
- Liftoff mass
- 53 t
- Thrust
- 667 kN
- Stages
- 2
- Payload to LEO
- 250 kg
- Payload to GTO
- —
- Launch cost
- 10700000
Next flights on this rocket
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Where it flies from
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