Thor Agena A Vehicle Overview
A complete overview of the Thor Agena A launch vehicle, including launch stats, vehicle info and launch locations.
Basic Info
Name
Thor Agena A
Family
Thor
Manufacturer
First Launch
21 Jan 1959
Successful Launches
9
Failed Launches
6
Rocket Info
Status
Inactive
Stages
2
Length
28 m
Diameter
2.44 m
Launch Mass
53 tons
Thrust
667 kN
Reusability
Not Reusable
Payload Info
LEO Capacity
250 kg
Launch Cost
$10.7M
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.
Launch Sites used by Thor Agena A
Vandenberg SFB
U.S. Space Force facility in California for spacecraft launches and missile testing.
📍 CA, United States
🚀 801 Launches