Rocket file · LV-418
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D is an expendable 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 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 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
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesThorad SLV-2G Agena D in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flown?
- 30 times, with 29 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Thorad SLV-2G Agena D's success rate?
- 96.7%. That's 29 successful flights out of 30 attempts.
- How much can Thorad SLV-2G Agena D lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Thorad SLV-2G Agena D.
- Is Thorad SLV-2G Agena D reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Thorad SLV-2G Agena D as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.
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