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Thor·United States Air Force

Thor SLV-2 Agena B

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
27.2 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Mass
56,000 kg
Stages
2
Thrust
756 kN
Payload to LEO
400 kg
First flight
1964-01-25
Total launches
3
Success / Fail
3 / 0

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

4 loaded
ALOUETTE 2
MEO
EXPLORER 31 (ISIS-X)
MEO
NIMBUS 1
LEO
ECHO 2 (A-12)
LEO