Thor SLV-2 Agena D
Thor family
· built by McDonnell Douglas
· maiden flight 1967-05-31
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
27.2 mLength
2.44 mDiameter
56 tLaunch mass
2Stages
756 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.
8Total launches
6Successful
2Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
8In our archive
75.0%Success rate
Aug 29, 1963 20:31 UTCEarliest tracked
May 31, 1967 09:30 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 7A,B,C,D | May 31, 1967 09:30 UTC | Success |
| Thor SLV-2 Agena D | MRPV | Sep 02, 1965 20:00 UTC | Failure |
| Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,D | Mar 09, 1965 18:29 UTC | Success |
| Thor SLV-2 Agena D | DSAP-1 F8 & F9 | Jun 18, 1964 04:56 UTC | Success |
| Thor SLV-2 Agena D | DSAP-1 F6 & F7 | Jan 19, 1964 10:59 UTC | Success |
| Thor SLV-2 Agena D | KH-4 25 | Nov 27, 1963 21:15 UTC | Success |
| Thor SLV-2 Agena D | KH-4 24 & RM 5 | Nov 09, 1963 20:27 UTC | Failure |
| Thor SLV-2 Agena D | KH-5 9 | Aug 29, 1963 20:31 UTC | Success |