Thorad SLV-2H Agena D

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

June 5, 1969

Description

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.

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    34.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    88.0 T
  • Thrust
    1571.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Thorad SLV-2H Agena D
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    SLV-2H Agena D
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Thorad SLV-2H Agena D
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
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  • Low Earth Orbit
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  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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  • Direct Geostationary
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  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

Previous Flights

flew on 13 previous launch(es).

Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 17

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 25, 1972, 6:41 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 16

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 19, 1972, 9:43 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 15

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 10, 1971, 9:32 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | Strawman 4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 16, 1971, 10:49 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Strawman series of ELINT/SIGINT satellites, known for decades only as "Heavy Ferrets", are the fourth variation of Agena-based ELINT satellites. These satellites were designed to detect, map and investigate SAM and ABM radars.

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Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 14

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 24, 1971, 9:06 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 13

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 17, 1971, 8:04 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 12

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 18, 1970, 9:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 11

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 23, 1970, 1:25 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 10

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 20, 1970, 9:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 9

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 4, 1970, 10:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 8

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 4, 1969, 9:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | KH-4B 7

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 24, 1969, 1:30 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thorad SLV-2H Agena D | OGO 6

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 5, 1969, 2:42 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The OGO (Orbiting Geophysical Observatory) series was a series of large, complex research satellites.

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