USAF Thorad SLV-2G Agena D ASTEX

Name: USAF Thorad SLV-2G Agena D ASTEX
Start: 1971-10-17T13:36:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1W

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

Status

Success

Date

17 OCT 1971

13:36

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 1W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

USAF satellite designed to test advanced development payloads

Rocket

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Polar 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

32.9 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

91 T

Thrust

1,444 kN