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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
RetiredMcDonnell Douglas
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.
Key figures
Total launches
30
Successes
29
Failures
1
Success rate
96.7 %
Success streak
18
Maiden flight
Aug 9, 1966
Launch cost
$20 Mio.
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
7d 16h
Planned launches
0
Thor, Thorad-Agena family total
43 launches · 41 successes · 2 failures (2 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Thorad SLV-2G Agena D” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Thor, Thorad-Agena family totals 43 launches across 2 variants.
Technology
Length
32.9 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch mass
91 t
Liftoff thrust
1,444 kN
Stages
3
Launches per year
of which in our database: 30
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia