Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Aug. 9, 1966

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
    3
  • Length
    32.9 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    91.0 T
  • Thrust
    1444.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
  • Family
  • Variant
    SLV-2G Agena D
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $19560000
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

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McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.

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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | ASTEX

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

USAF satellite designed to test advanced development payloads

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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Strawman 3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Strawman series of ELINT/SIGINT satellites, known for decades only as "Heavy Ferrets", are the fourth variation of Agena-based ELINT satellites. These satellites were designed to detect, map and investigate SAM and ABM radars.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Meteorological research and development satellite

Polar Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | SERT 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Satellite designed to test a new ion thruster system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 8A,B,C,D

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 52

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Strawman 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Strawman series of ELINT/SIGINT satellites, known for decades only as "Heavy Ferrets", are the fourth variation of Agena-based ELINT satellites. These satellites were designed to detect, map and investigate SAM and ABM radars.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 51

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Identical payload to the Nimbus-B meteorological R&D satellite which was lost due to a malfunction in the booster guidance system less than a year before. It was designed to serve as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting meteorological data. It was lost due to a malfunction in the booster guidance system.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 50

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 6

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 49

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 5

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Strawman 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Strawman series of ELINT/SIGINT satellites, known for decades only as "Heavy Ferrets", are the fourth variation of Agena-based ELINT satellites. These satellites were designed to detect, map and investigate SAM and ABM radars.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 48

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 47

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus B

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The Nimbus-B meteorological R&D satellite was designed to serve as a stabilized, earth-oriented platform for the testing of advanced systems for sensing and collecting meteorological data. It was lost due to a malfunction in the booster guidance system.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 46

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 45

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 44

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4B 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 43

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 42

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 41

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 37

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
Explore Share

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 35

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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