Rocket file · LV-392
Thor Agena A
Thor Agena A is an expendable launch vehicle built by McDonnell Douglas. It stands 28.0 m tall, lifts 250 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 21 January 1959. It has flown 15 times with 9 successes, a success rate of 60.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Thor Agena A
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
Thor Agena A is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesThor Agena A in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Thor Agena A flown?
- 15 times, with 9 successes and 6 failures.
- What is Thor Agena A's success rate?
- 60.0%. That's 9 successful flights out of 15 attempts.
- How much can Thor Agena A lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Thor Agena A at 250 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Thor Agena A reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Thor Agena A as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.