USAF Thorad SLV-2G Agena D SERT 2

Name: USAF Thorad SLV-2G Agena D SERT 2
Start: 1970-02-04T02:59:50.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 2E

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

Status

Success

Date

4 FEB 1970

02:59

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

Satellite designed to test a new ion thruster system.

Rocket

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

Mission Type

Test Flight

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

32.9 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

91 T

Thrust

1,444 kN