Thor Agena A
McDonnell Douglas
Manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas
Family
Thor, Thor-Agena
Maiden flight
1959-01-21
Length
28 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Payload to LEO
250 kg
Launches
15
Successful
9
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.
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Thor Agena ASuccess
Discoverer 15 · United States Air Force
Tuesday, Sep 13, 1960, 22:13 UTC
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Thor Agena ASuccess
Discoverer 14 · United States Air Force
Thursday, Aug 18, 1960, 19:57 UTC
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Thor Agena ASuccess
Discoverer 13 · United States Air Force
Wednesday, Aug 10, 1960, 20:37 UTC
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Thor Agena AFailure
Discoverer 12 · United States Air Force
Wednesday, Jun 29, 1960, 22:00 UTC
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Thor Agena ASuccess
Discoverer 11 · United States Air Force
Friday, Apr 15, 1960, 20:30 UTC
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Thor Agena AFailure
Discoverer 10 · United States Air Force
Friday, Feb 19, 1960, 20:15 UTC
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Thor Agena AFailure
Discoverer 9 · United States Air Force
Thursday, Feb 4, 1960, 18:51 UTC
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Thor Agena ASuccess
Discoverer 8 · United States Air Force
Friday, Nov 20, 1959, 19:25 UTC
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Thor Agena ASuccess
Discoverer 7 · United States Air Force
Saturday, Nov 7, 1959, 20:28 UTC
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Thor Agena ASuccess
Discoverer 6 · United States Air Force
Wednesday, Aug 19, 1959, 19:24 UTC
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Thor Agena ASuccess
Discoverer 5 · United States Air Force
Thursday, Aug 13, 1959, 19:00 UTC
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Thor Agena AFailure
Discoverer 4 · United States Air Force
Thursday, Jun 25, 1959, 22:47 UTC
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Thor Agena AFailure
Discoverer 3 · United States Air Force
Wednesday, Jun 3, 1959, 20:09 UTC
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Thor Agena ASuccess
Discoverer 2 · United States Air Force
Monday, Apr 13, 1959, 21:18 UTC
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Thor Agena AFailure
Discoverer 1 · United States Air Force
Saturday, Feb 28, 1959, 21:49 UTC
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