Thorad SLV-2H Agena D
Thor family
· built by McDonnell Douglas
· maiden flight 1969-06-05
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
34.0 mLength
2.44 mDiameter
88 tLaunch mass
3Stages
1571 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
12Successful
1Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
13In our archive
92.3%Success rate
Jun 05, 1969 14:42 UTCEarliest tracked
May 25, 1972 18:41 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 17 | May 25, 1972 18:41 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 16 | Apr 19, 1972 21:43 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 15 | Sep 10, 1971 21:32 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | Strawman 4 | Jul 16, 1971 10:49 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 14 | Mar 24, 1971 21:06 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 13 | Feb 17, 1971 20:04 UTC | Failure |
| Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 12 | Nov 18, 1970 21:28 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 11 | Jul 23, 1970 01:25 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 10 | May 20, 1970 21:35 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 9 | Mar 04, 1970 22:15 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 8 | Dec 04, 1969 21:38 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 7 | Jul 24, 1969 01:30 UTC | Success |
| Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | OGO 6 | Jun 05, 1969 14:42 UTC | Success |