Thorad-Agena D Launch Vehicle
Thorad-Agena D paired the stretched long-tank Thorad first stage and three solid strap-on motors with Agena D. The longer propellant tanks increased Thor burn time by about 65 seconds and raised payload capability. NASA first attempted the configuration with Nimbus B and SECOR in 1968 and later used Thorad-Agena vehicles for OGO 6, Nimbus 3 and 4, and SERT II.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Long-Tank Thrust-Augmented Thor-Agena DLong Tank Thor-Agena DThorad Agena D
- Family Name
- Thorad-Agena D
- Full Name
- Thorad-Agena D Launch Vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
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- Description
- Thorad-Agena D paired the stretched long-tank Thorad first stage and three solid strap-on motors with Agena D. The longer propellant tanks increased Thor burn time by about 65 seconds and raised payload capability. NASA first attempted the configuration with Nimbus B and SECOR in 1968 and later used Thorad-Agena vehicles for OGO 6, Nimbus 3 and 4, and SERT II.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 3.4
- Height M
- 27.8
- First Flight Year
- 1,966
- Last Flight Year
- 1,972
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 90,000
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 1,360
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 13:21:35 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:42:34 UTC
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