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Thor SLV-2 Agena D

MDC RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
8
Success rate
75%
6 ok · 2 failed
Payload to LEO
—
Payload to GTO
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Manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas
Status
Retired
First flight
31 May 1967
Reusable
No
Height
27.2 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch mass
56 t
Liftoff thrust
756 kN
Stages
2
Launch cost
$19,560,000
Booster landings
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About

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.