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LT Thor Agena D
LT Thor Agena D - LT Thor Agena D - COSPAR 1969-051

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Family: Delta. Country: USA. Status: Hardware. Other Designations: Long Tank Augmented Thrust Thor. Department of Defence Designation: SLV-2H. Manufacturer's Designation: DSV-2L.

Thor Agena upgraded with Long Tank Thor stage. Variant with straight tank from Delta was Thorad (Long Tank Augmented Thrust Thor Delta)


Specifications

Launches: 43. Failures: 2. Success Rate: 95.35% pct. First Launch Date: 09 August 1966. Last Launch Date: 25 May 1972. Liftoff Thrust: 160,200 kgf. Total Mass: 88,731 kg. Core Diameter: 2.4 m. Total Length: 34.0 m. Flyaway Unit Cost $: 22.17 million. in 1985 unit dollars.


LT Thor Agena D Chronology


1966 Aug 9 - - 20:46 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 506 / Agena D SS-01B s/n 1631. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1W.
1966 Nov 8 - - 19:53 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 507 / Agena D SS-01B s/n 1632. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1W.
1967 May 9 - - 21:50 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 508 / Agena D SS-01B s/n 1634. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1E.
1967 Jun 16 - - 21:35 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 509 / Agena D SS-01B s/n 1633. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1W.
1967 Aug 7 - - 21:44 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 510 / Agena D s/n 1637. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1E.
1967 Sep 15 - - 19:41 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 512 / Agena D s/n 1641. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1W.
1967 Nov 2 - - 21:31 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 513 / Agena D s/n 1639. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1E.
1967 Dec 9 - - 22:26 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 514 / Agena D s/n 1642. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1W.
1968 Jan 24 - - 22:26 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 516 / Agena D s/n 1640. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1E.
1968 Mar 14 - - 22:00 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 518 / Agena D s/n 1638. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1E.
1968 May 1 - - 21:31 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 511 / Agena D s/n 1643. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1968 May 18 - - 08:23 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 520 / Agena D s/n 6221 (TA9). Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC2E. FAILURE: Failure.
1968 Jun 20 - - 21:46 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 517 / Agena D s/n 1645. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1E.
1968 Aug 7 - - 21:36 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 522 / Agena D s/n 1644. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1968 Sep 18 - - 21:32 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 524 / Agena D s/n 1647. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1E.
1968 Oct 5 - - 11:16 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 521 / Agena D s/n 2734. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1W.
1968 Nov 3 - - 21:30 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 515 / Agena D s/n 1646. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1968 Dec 12 - - 22:22 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 527 / Agena D s/n 1648. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1969 Feb 5 - - 21:59 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 519 / Agena D s/n 1650. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1969 Mar 19 - - 21:38 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 541 / Agena D s/n 1651. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1969 Apr 14 - - 07:54 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 543 / Agena D s/n 6222 (TA10). Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC2E.
1969 May 2 - - 01:46 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 544 / Agena D s/n 1649. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1969 Jun 5 - - 14:43 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 526 / Agena D s/n 6803 (TA11). Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC2E.
1969 Jul 24 - - 01:31 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 545 / Agena D s/n 1652. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1969 Jul 31 - - 10:19 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 523 / Agena D s/n 2735. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1W.
1969 Sep 22 - - 21:11 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 531 / Agena D s/n 1653. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1969 Sep 30 - - 13:40 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 525 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1W.
1969 Dec 4 - - 21:37 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 549 / Agena D s/n 1655. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1970 Feb 4 - - 02:49 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 534 / Agena D (TA12). Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC2E.
1970 Mar 4 - - 22:15 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 551 / Agena D s/n 1657. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1970 Apr 8 - - 08:17 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 553 / Agena D s/n 6223 (TA13). Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC2E.
1970 May 20 - - 21:35 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 555 / Agena D s/n 1656. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1970 Jul 23 - - 01:25 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 556 / Agena D s/n 1654. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1970 Aug 26 - - 10:01 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 535 / Agena D s/n 2736. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1W.
1970 Nov 18 - - 21:29 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 552 / Agena D s/n 1658. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1971 Feb 17 - - 20:04 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 537 / Agena D s/n 1659. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W. FAILURE: Failure.
1971 Mar 24 - - 21:05 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 538 / Agena D s/n 1660. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1971 Jul 16 - - 10:50 GMT. LV Configuration: Thor 2L s/n 550 / Agena D s/n 2737. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1W.
1971 Sep 10 - - 21:33 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 567 / Agena D s/n 1662. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1971 Oct 17 - - 13:36 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 570 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1W.
1971 Dec 14 - - 12:13 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 568 / Agena D. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC1W.
1972 Apr 19 - - 21:44 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 569 / Agena D s/n 1661. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.
1972 May 25 - - 18:41 GMT. LV Configuration: Thorad 2L s/n 571 / Agena D s/n 1663. Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Complex: SLC3W.

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