Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Thor family
· built by McDonnell Douglas
· maiden flight 1966-08-09
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
32.9 mLength
2.44 mDiameter
91 tLaunch mass
3Stages
1444 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.
30Total launches
29Successful
1Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
30In our archive
96.7%Success rate
Aug 09, 1966 20:46 UTCEarliest tracked
Dec 14, 1971 12:13 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 9A,B,C,D | Dec 14, 1971 12:13 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | ASTEX | Oct 17, 1971 13:36 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Strawman 3 | Aug 26, 1970 10:01 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4 | Apr 08, 1970 08:17 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | SERT 2 | Feb 04, 1970 02:59 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 8A,B,C,D | Sep 30, 1969 13:40 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 52 | Sep 22, 1969 21:11 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Strawman 2 | Jul 31, 1969 10:19 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 51 | May 02, 1969 01:46 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 3 | Apr 14, 1969 07:54 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 50 | Mar 19, 1969 21:38 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 6 | Feb 05, 1969 21:59 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 49 | Dec 12, 1968 22:22 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 5 | Nov 03, 1968 21:30 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Strawman 1 | Oct 05, 1968 11:16 UTC | Success |