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Thor SLV-2 Agena B

3FLIGHTS
100%SUCCESS
3STREAK
Jan 1964FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT27.2 m
DIAMETER2.44 m
LAUNCH MASS56 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST756 kN
STAGES2

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.

400 kg
TO LEO
882 lbs
756
KILONEWTONS
169,956
POUNDS-FORCE
~1,014
HORSEPOWER
Height27.2 m (89 ft)
Diameter2.44 m (8 ft)
Launch Mass56 kg (123 lbs)
Stages2