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McDonnell Douglas/US Air Force |
Thor Agena A | Thor Agena B.2 | Thor Agena D | TAT Agena D | Thorad Agena | |||||||
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Overall |
Operational | from | 21.01.1959 | 21.02.1962 | 28.06.1962 | 28.02.1963 | 09.08.1966 | |||||
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to | 13.09.1960 | 29.11.1965 | 31.05.1967 | 17.01.1968 | 25.05.1972 | ||||||
| Orbital flights | 16 | 21 | 22 | 60 | 43 | |||||||
| Payload weight | t | LEO | 0.86 | LEO | 1.20 | LEO | 1.15 | LEO | 1.50 | LEO | 2.00 | |
| Gross liftoff weight | t | 53.60 | 58.70 | 58.70 | 71.70 | 94.95 | ||||||
| Gross propellant weight | t | 48.46 | 52.75 | 52.75 | 62.73 | 85.10 | ||||||
| Total length | m | 22.67 | 26.34 | 29.32 | 29.32 | 33.40 | ||||||
| Max. diameter (span) | m | 4.11 | 4.11 | |||||||||
| Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) | kN | 676.1 | 742.9 | 742.9 | 1,212.3 | 1,238.2 | ||||||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 134.5 | 147.0 | 147.0 | 171.4 | 233.7 | ||||||
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Fairing |
Total length | m | 1.32 | 2.71//5.69 | ..... 5.69.... | 3.60/5.69 | 3.69/5.69 | |||||
| Diameter | m | 1.52 | ~1.43/1.65 | ....1.65.... | 1.52/1.65 | 1.52/1.65 | ||||||
| Total weight | t | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.245 | 0.245 | 0.245 | ||||||
| Stage 2 |
Name |
Agena A | Agena B.2 | Agena D | Agena D | Agena D | ||||||
| Length | m | 2.16 (4.51) | 6.26 (6.48) | 6.26 (6.48) | 6.26 (6.48) | 6.26 (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 8096 | Bell 8096 | Bell 8096 | Bell 8096 | |||||||
| Propellant |
UDMH/RFNA |
UDMH/RFNA | UDMH/RFNA | UDMH/RFNA | UDMH/RFNA | |||||||
| Total thrust (vac) | kN | 68.9 | 71.2 | 71.2 | 71.2 | 71.2 | ||||||
| Specific impulse (vac) | N*s/kg | 2707 | 2854 | 2854 | 2854 | 2854 | ||||||
| Burn time | s | 120 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | ||||||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 8.3 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | ||||||
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Stage 1 |
Name | Thor DM-19 | Thor DM-21 | Thor DM-21 | TAT (DSV-2C) | LTTAT (DSV-2L) | ||||||
| Length | m | 19.19 | 17.37 | 17.37 | 17.37 | 21.45 | ||||||
| Diameter | m | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.44 | 2.44 | ||||||
| Liftoff weight | t | 48.68 | 49.50 | 49.50 | 49.50 | 71.51 | ||||||
| Propellant weight | t | 45.40 | 46.64 | 46.64 | 46.64 | 67.81 | ||||||
| Engines | MB-3-I | MB-3-II | MB-3-II | MB-3-III | MB-3-III | |||||||
| Propellant |
Kerosene/LOX |
Kerosene/LOX |
Kerosene/LOX |
Kerosene/LOX | Kerosene/LOX | |||||||
| Total thrust (s.l.) | kN | 667.2 (+8.9) | 734.0 (+8.9) | 734.0 (+8.9) | 756.2 (+8.9) | 756.2 (+8.9) | ||||||
| Specific impulse (s.l.) | N*s/kg | 2456 | 2456 | 2456 | 2456 | 2456 | ||||||
| Burn time | s | 164.4 | 153.8 | 153.8 | 149.3 | 217 | ||||||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 126.2 | 129.6 | 129.6 | 129.8 | 188.7 | ||||||
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Booster |
Name | 3 Castor I | 3 Castor II | |||||||||
| Length | m | 7.25 (5.72) | 7.57 (6.04) | |||||||||
| Diameter | m | 0.79 | 0.79 | |||||||||
| Liftoff weight | t | 12.642 | 13.401 | |||||||||
| Propellant weight | t | 9.981 | 11.184 | |||||||||
| Engines | TX-33-52 | TX-354-5 | ||||||||||
| Propellant | solid | solid | ||||||||||
| Total thrust (s.l.) | kN | 447.3 | 473.1 | |||||||||
| Specific impulse (s.l.) | N*s/kg | 1658 | 1701 | |||||||||
| Burn time | s | 37 | 40.2 | |||||||||
| Total impulse (vac) | MN*s | 24.2 | 27.6 | |||||||||