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Thor · United States Air Force

Thor Agena A

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
28 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Mass
53,000 kg
Stages
2
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

DISCOVERER 15
LEO
DISCOVERER 14
LEO
DISCOVERER 13
LEO
DISCOVERER 11
LEO
DISCOVERER 8
LEO
DISCOVERER 7
LEO
DISCOVERER 6
LEO
DISCOVERER 5 CAPSULE
LEO
DISCOVERER 5
LEO
DISCOVERER 2
Payload
DISCOVERER 1
Payload