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.
Identity
- Aliases
- 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
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- thrust-augmented-thor-agena-b-launch-vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- 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.
- Diameter M
- 3.4
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Rocketdyne LR79-NA-13
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 3
- Name
- Thiokol TX-33-52
- Placement
- booster
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Bell XLR81-BA-11
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 1,963
- Height M
- 23
- Last Flight Year
- 1,966
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 69,000
- Operator Id
- vh73kr4r60fn37z8e1xzt1f8vd89n75j
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7qq3pymda8pncjem105cawph8aeyrs
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:21:24 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:21:24 PM