Thrust-Augmented Thor-Agena B Launch Vehicle
Thrust-Augmented Thor-Agena B added three Thiokol solid strap-on motors to the standard Thor first stage while retaining the restartable Agena B upper stage. The augmentation nearly doubled first-stage liftoff thrust and was used by NASA for the successful Nimbus 2 meteorological-satellite launch in 1966.
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- TAT-Agena BTAT Agena BThrust Augmented Thor Agena B
- Family Name
- Thrust-Augmented Thor-Agena B
- Full Name
- Thrust-Augmented Thor-Agena B Launch Vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
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- Description
- Thrust-Augmented Thor-Agena B added three Thiokol solid strap-on motors to the standard Thor first stage while retaining the restartable Agena B upper stage. The augmentation nearly doubled first-stage liftoff thrust and was used by NASA for the successful Nimbus 2 meteorological-satellite launch in 1966.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 3.4
- Height M
- 23
- First Flight Year
- 1,963
- Last Flight Year
- 1,966
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
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- Nested value
- Nested value
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 69,000
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 13:21:24 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:42:37 UTC
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