Thor Agena A

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Jan. 21, 1959

Description

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

Stages
2
Length
28.0 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Fairing Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
53.0 T
Thrust
667.0 kN

Family

Name
Thor Agena A
Family
―
Variant
Agena A
Alias
―
Full Name
Thor Agena A

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
$10700000
Low Earth Orbit
250.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial

None

MDC

None

Flight Record

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