USAF Thor SLV-2A Agena D P-698BK Group 3-D 1

Name: USAF Thor SLV-2A Agena D P-698BK Group 3-D 1
Start: 1964-11-04T02:12:11.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1E

Thor SLV-2A Agena D

Status

Success

Date

4 NOV 1964

02:12

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 1E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

ELINT/SIGINT satellite

Rocket

Thor SLV-2A Agena D

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

67 T

Thrust

1,571 kN