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Thor Agena A

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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
28 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Mass
53,000 kg
Stages
2
Thrust
667 kN
Payload to LEO
250 kg
First flight
1959-01-21
Total launches
15
Success / Fail
9 / 6

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.

Payloads it launched

11 loaded