Thor Agena D
Thor family
· built by McDonnell Douglas
· maiden flight 1962-06-28
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17
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
31.0 mLength
2.44 mDiameter
56 tLaunch mass
2Stages
667 kNLiftoff thrust
Payload Capacity
No payload capacity figures published for this configuration.
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
13Total launches
11Successful
2Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
13In our archive
84.6%Success rate
Jun 28, 1962 01:09 UTCEarliest tracked
Jul 19, 1963 00:00 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thor Agena D | KH-4 23 | Jul 19, 1963 00:00 UTC | Success |
| Thor Agena D | Poppy 4A & 4B | Jun 15, 1963 14:29 UTC | Failure |
| Thor Agena D | KH-5 8 | Apr 26, 1963 20:12 UTC | Failure |
| Thor Agena D | KH-4 20 | Apr 01, 1963 23:01 UTC | Success |
| Thor Agena D | KH-4 18 | Jan 07, 1963 21:09 UTC | Success |
| Thor Agena D | KH-4 17 | Dec 14, 1962 21:26 UTC | Success |
| Thor Agena D | Poppy 3A & 3B | Dec 13, 1962 04:07 UTC | Success |
| Thor Agena D | KH-4 16 | Dec 04, 1962 21:30 UTC | Success |
| Thor Agena D | Star-Rad | Oct 26, 1962 16:14 UTC | Success |
| Thor Agena D | KH-4 13 & RM 4 | Sep 29, 1962 23:34 UTC | Success |
| Thor Agena D | KH-4 11 & RM 3 | Aug 29, 1962 01:00 UTC | Success |
| Thor Agena D | KH-4 10 | Aug 02, 1962 00:17 UTC | Success |
| Thor Agena D | KH-4 7 | Jun 28, 1962 01:09 UTC | Success |