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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

MDC RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
30
Success rate
96.7%
29 ok · 1 failed
Payload to LEO
—
Payload to GTO
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Manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas
Status
Retired
First flight
09 Aug 1966
Reusable
No
Height
32.9 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch mass
91 t
Liftoff thrust
1,444 kN
Stages
3
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.