Rockets

Thor·United States Air Force

Thor Agena D

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
31 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Mass
56,000 kg
Stages
2
Thrust
667 kN
First flight
1962-06-28
Total launches
13
Success / Fail
11 / 2

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

20 loaded