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Thor·United States Air Force

Thor SLV-2A Agena B

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
31 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Mass
67,000 kg
Stages
3
Thrust
1,571 kN
First flight
1963-06-29
Total launches
2
Success / Fail
2 / 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

2 loaded
NIMBUS 2
LEO
THOR AGENA B
LEO