
Vehicle file · LV-418
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
McDonnell Douglas · Thor · RETIRED
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by McDonnell Douglas. It stands 32.9 m tall, first flew on 9 August 1966. It has flown 30 times with 29 successes, a success rate of 96.7%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
PUBLISHED
Height32.9 m
Diameter2.4 m
Payload to LEONOT PUBLISHED
Payload to GTONOT PUBLISHED
Maiden flight9 August 1966
ReusableNo — expendable
Launch cost$19,560,000M
StatusRetired
Flight record
Reliability
ON RECORD
Total flights30
Successful29
Failed1
Success rate96.7%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantSLV-2G Agena D
About Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
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.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
No Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.
All upcoming launchesCommon questions
- How many times has Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flown?
- Thorad SLV-2G Agena D has flown 30 orbital missions, with 29 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Thorad SLV-2G Agena D's success rate?
- Thorad SLV-2G Agena D has a success rate of 96.7%, from 29 successful flights out of 30 attempts.
- When is the next Thorad SLV-2G Agena D launch?
- Thorad SLV-2G Agena D 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 Thorad SLV-2G Agena D lift to orbit?
- McDonnell Douglas has not published payload figures for Thorad SLV-2G Agena D.
- Is Thorad SLV-2G Agena D reusable?
- No. Thorad SLV-2G Agena D is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.