Thor-Agena A Launch Vehicle
Thor-Agena A was the first Thor-Agena configuration, combining a modified Thor IRBM with the short-tank Agena A upper stage. It inaugurated the family with Discoverer 1 on 28 February 1959, the first U.S. launch into a polar orbit, and supported the earliest Discoverer reconnaissance-development flights before Agena B superseded it.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Thor Agena AThor/Agena A
- Family Name
- Thor-Agena A
- Full Name
- Thor-Agena A Launch Vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
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- Description
- Thor-Agena A was the first Thor-Agena configuration, combining a modified Thor IRBM with the short-tank Agena A upper stage. It inaugurated the family with Discoverer 1 on 28 February 1959, the first U.S. launch into a polar orbit, and supported the earliest Discoverer reconnaissance-development flights before Agena B superseded it.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 2.4
- First Flight Year
- 1,959
- Last Flight Year
- 1,960
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 13:21:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:42:05 UTC
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