How many times has Thor DM-21 Agena-B flown?

Thor DM-21 Agena-B has flown 40 orbital missions, with 32 successes and 8 failures.

What is Thor DM-21 Agena-B's success rate?

Thor DM-21 Agena-B has a success rate of 80.0%, from 32 successful flights out of 40 attempts.

When is the next Thor DM-21 Agena-B launch?

Thor DM-21 Agena-B has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.

How much can Thor DM-21 Agena-B lift to orbit?

United States Air Force has not published payload figures for Thor DM-21 Agena-B.

Is Thor DM-21 Agena-B reusable?

No. Thor DM-21 Agena-B is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.

Vehicle file · LV-186

Thor DM-21 Agena-B

United States Air Force · Thor · RETIRED

Thor DM-21 Agena-B is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by United States Air Force. It first flew on 26 October 1960. It has flown 40 times with 32 successes, a success rate of 80.0%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

OPS-12/SPEC

PUBLISHED

HeightNOT PUBLISHED

DiameterNOT PUBLISHED

Payload to LEONOT PUBLISHED

Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED

Maiden flight26 October 1960

ReusableNo — expendable

Launch costNOT PUBLISHED

StatusRetired

Flight record

Reliability

OPS-12/STAT

ON RECORD

Total flights40

Successful32

Failed8

Success rate80.0%

Landing attempts0

Landing successN/A

Scheduled0

About Thor DM-21 Agena-B

Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

OPS-12/MAN

EMPTY

No Thor DM-21 Agena-B flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.

All upcoming launches

Common questions

How many times has Thor DM-21 Agena-B flown?: Thor DM-21 Agena-B has flown 40 orbital missions, with 32 successes and 8 failures.
What is Thor DM-21 Agena-B's success rate?: Thor DM-21 Agena-B has a success rate of 80.0%, from 32 successful flights out of 40 attempts.
When is the next Thor DM-21 Agena-B launch?: Thor DM-21 Agena-B has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
How much can Thor DM-21 Agena-B lift to orbit?: United States Air Force has not published payload figures for Thor DM-21 Agena-B.
Is Thor DM-21 Agena-B reusable?: No. Thor DM-21 Agena-B is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.