Thor SLV-2 Agena B

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Jan. 25, 1964

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
    27.2 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    56.0 T
  • Thrust
    756.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Thor SLV-2 Agena B
  • Family
  • Variant
    SLV-2 Agena B
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Thor SLV-2 Agena B
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $19560000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    400.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

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