General Dynamics Space System Division

LV-3 Agena A LV-3 Agena B.1 LV-3 Agena B.2 SLV-3 Agena D SLV-3A Agena D

Overall
Vehicle

Operational from 26.02.1960 12.07.1961 18.10.1962 17.10.1963 04.03.1968
  to 31.01.1961 23.04.1962 21.03.1965 05.11.1967 07.04.1978
Orbital flights   4 11 17 44 12
Payload weight t LEO 1.86 LEO 2.30 LEO 2.30 LEO 2.50 LEO 3.90
Gross liftoff weight t 126.15 130.50 130.50 131.30 158.20
Gross propellant weight t 117.82 120.87 120.87 121.41 144.85
Total length m 27.78 30.44 31.70 33.32 40.48
Max. diameter (span) m 4.88 4.88 4.88 4.88 4.88
Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) kN 1,596 1,596 1,596 1,730 1,924
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 336.2 344.9 345.0 353.1 420.2

Fairing

Total length m 1.32/2.76 2.81/4.07 5.89/5.69/4.07 5.69/4.10/4.27 4.27/5.69/9.50
Diameter m 1.52 1.58/1.65 1.65 1.58/1.65 1.58/1.65
Total weight t 0.15 0.18 0.20 0.25 0.40
Stage 2

Name

  Agena A (Hustler) Agena B.1 Agena B.2 Agena D Agena D
  Length m 5.33 (4.51) 6.50 (6.18) 6.50 (6.48) 6.50 (6.48) 6.50 (6.48)
Diameter m 1.52 1.52 1.52 1.52 1.52
Liftoff weight t 3.95 7.80 7.80 7.80 7.80
Propellant weight t 3.06 6.11 6.11 6.11 6.11
Engines   Bell 8048 Bell 8081 Bell 8096 Bell 8096 Bell 8096
Propellant  

UDMH/RFNA

UDMH/RFNA UDMH/RFNA UDMH/RFNA UDMH/RFNA
Total thrust (vac) kN 68.9 70.7 71.2 71.2 71.2
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 2707 2775 2854 2854 2854
Burn time s 120 240 245 245 245
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 8.3 17.0 17.4 17.4 17.4

Stage 1

Name   LV-3 LV-3 LV-3 SLV-3 SLV-3A
  Length m 21.13 21.13 21.13 21.13 24.48
Diameter m 3.05 3.05 3.05 3.05 3.05
Liftoff weight t 120.20 120.20 120.20 120.30 145.60
Propellant weight t 114.76 114.76 114.76 114.84 138.28
Engines   LR-105-NA-5 LR-105-NA-5 LR-105-NA-5 LR-105-NA-6 LR-105-NA-7
Propellant   Kerosene/LOX Kerosene/LOX Kerosene/LOX Kerosene/LOX Kerosene/LOX
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 253 + 9 253 + 9 253 + 9 253 + 9 269 + 9
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2108 2108 2108 2108 2161
Burn time s 325 325 325 332 195
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 121.7 121.7 121.7 125.2 76.5

Stage 0

Name   Rock. MA-2 Rock. MA-2 Rock. MA-2 Rock. MA-3 Rock. MA-5
  Length m 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50
Diameter m 4.88 4.88 4.88 4.88 4.88
Liftoff weight t - - - - -
Propellant weight t - - - - -
Engines  2 LR-89-NA-5 LR-89-NA-5 LR-89-NA-5 LR-89-NA-6 LR-89-NA-7
Propellant   Kerosene/LOX Kerosene/LOX Kerosene/LOX Kerosene/LOX Kerosene/ LOX
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 1,334 1,334 1,334 1,468 1,646
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2432 2432 2432 2510 2530
Burn time s 136 136 136 126 174
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 206.2 206.2 206.2 209.0 324.8