Rocket file · LV-414
Thor SLV-2 Agena B
Thor SLV-2 Agena B is an expendable launch vehicle built by McDonnell Douglas. It stands 27.2 m tall, lifts 400 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 25 January 1964. It has flown 3 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. 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 SLV-2 Agena B
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 SLV-2 Agena B is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesThor SLV-2 Agena B in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Thor SLV-2 Agena B flown?
- 3 times, with 3 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Thor SLV-2 Agena B's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
- How much can Thor SLV-2 Agena B lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Thor SLV-2 Agena B at 400 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Thor SLV-2 Agena B reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Thor SLV-2 Agena B as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.