MISSION NAME
ASTEX
Status
Success
DATE
17 OCT 1971
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W
Description
USAF satellite designed to test advanced development payloads
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Rocket 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.