Thor Agena B Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Thor Agena B, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. It is one of the variants covered on the Thor family page.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Thor Agena B made 40 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1960 and 1963. It is part of the Thor family. Of those, 33 succeeded and 7 failed. The success rate comes to 83 percent. The busiest year was 1962, with 18 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1963.
40
Launch attempts
33
Successes
7
Failures
83%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Launch sites used
Sites the Thor Agena B launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | 🇺🇸United States | 40 | 33 | 7 |
Launch chronology
Every Thor Agena B launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 1963 | 1963-003 | 363/2313 : Unknown Fairing, Thor DM-21 363, Agena B 2313 +2 more, deb USAF satellite/Agena D, Project 698BK Group 1-D | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Nov 24, 1962 | 1962 B RHO | 367/1135 : Thor DM-21 367, Star 12, Agena B 1135 +4 more, AFTRACK 26/Mission 7201, SRV, Research Module, CORONA M-15 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| Nov 5, 1962 | 1962 B OMI | 356/1136 : Thor DM-21 356, Star 12, CORONA Camera 98 door +4 more, Agena B 1136, SRV, Aerospace Corp Package, CORONA M-14 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| Oct 9, 1962 | 1962 B EPS | 352/1134 : Thor DM-21 352, Star 12, Agena B 1134 +3 more, SRV, Starfish package, ARGON 9 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| Sep 29, 1962 | 1962 B ALP | 341/6101 (TA1) : Nimbus Fairing, Thor DM-21 341, Agena B 6101 +3 more, deb Alouette 1, TAVE, Alouette 1 | V / 75-1-1 | Success |
| Sep 17, 1962 | 1962 A CHI | 350/1133 : Thor DM-21 350, Star 12, Agena B 1133 +5 more, AFTRACK 25 (GRAPE JUICE), SRV, Starfish package, ERS 2, CORONA M-12 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| Sep 1, 1962 | 1962 A UPS | 348/1132 : Thor DM-21 348, Star 12, Agena B 1132 +3 more, SRV, Starfish package, ARGON 10 | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Jul 28, 1962 | 1962 A THE | 347/1131 : Thor DM-21 347, Star 12, Agena B 1131 +3 more, AFTRACK 24 (NEW JERSEY), SRV, CORONA M-9 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| Jul 21, 1962 | 1962 A ETA | 342/1130 : Thor DM-21 342, Star 12, Agena B 1130 +3 more, SRV, Starfish package/HSRP-9, CORONA M-8 | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Jun 23, 1962 | 1962 A BET | 339/1129 : Thor DM-21 339, Star 12, Agena B 1129 +3 more, SRV, HSRP-7, CORONA M-6 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| Jun 18, 1962 | 1962 OME | 343/2312 : Unknown Fairing, Thor DM-21 343, Agena B +2 more, Ferret sensor cover, Project 102 Group 2-D | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Jun 2, 1962 | 1962 CHI | 335/1127 : Thor DM-21 335, Star 12, Agena B 1127 +5 more, CORONA experiment door, SRV, Module 116, OSCAR 2, CORONA M-5 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| May 30, 1962 | 1962 PHI | 336/1128 : Thor DM-21 336, Star 12, Agena B 1128 +4 more, CORONA experiment door, SRV, Module 113, CORONA M-4 | V / 75-1-1 | Success |
| May 15, 1962 | 1962 SIG | 334/1126 : Thor DM-21 334, Star 12, Agena B 1126 +4 more, ARGON camera door, SRV, UV Radiometer, ARGON 5 | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Apr 29, 1962 | 1962 RHO | 333/1125 : Thor DM-21 333, Star 12, Agena B +4 more, CORONA camera door, SRV, Module 112, CORONA M-3 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| Apr 18, 1962 | 1962 LAM | 331/1124 : Thor DM-21 331, Star 12, Agena B +5 more, Discoverer 39 camera door, AFTRACK 22 (GRAPE JUICE), SRV, Module 111, CORONA M-2 | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Feb 27, 1962 | 1962 EPS | 241/1123 : Thor DM-21 241, Star 12, Agena B +5 more, Discoverer 38 camera door, AFTRACK 20 (WILD BILL), SRV, Module 110, CORONA M-1 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| Feb 21, 1962 | 1962 DEL | 332/2301 : Unknown Fairing, Thor DM-21 332, Agena B +1 more, Project 102 Group 0-D | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Jan 13, 1962 | 1962-F01 | 327/1120 : Thor DM-21 327, Star 12, Agena B +4 more, AFTRACK 19 (TAKI), Module 109, SRV, CORONA C'''-6 | V / 75-3-4 | Failure |
| Dec 12, 1961 | 1961 A KAP | 325/1119 : Thor DM-21 325, Star 12, Agena B +7 more, Discoverer XXXVI inst cover, AFTRACK 17 (GRAPE JUICE), SRV, Vela Hotel B2, Module 108, OSCAR 1, CORONA C'''-5 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| Nov 15, 1961 | 1961 A ZET | 326/1118 : Thor DM-21 326, Star 12, Agena B +3 more, deb Discoverer XXXV, SRV, CORONA C'-10 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| Nov 5, 1961 | 1961 A EPS | 330/1117 : Thor DM-21 330, Star 12, Agena B +6 more, deb Discoverer XXXIV, AFTRACK 16 (TOPSOC), Vela Hotel B1, Module 107, SRV, CORONA C'-9 | V / 75-1-1 | Success |
| Oct 23, 1961 | 1961-F10 | 329/1116 : Thor DM-21 329, Star 12, Agena B +2 more, SRV, CORONA C'-8 | V / 75-3-5 | Failure |
| Oct 13, 1961 | 1961 A GAM | 328/1115 : Thor DM-21 328, Star 12, Agena B +5 more, Sensor cover, AFTRACK 15 (TOPSOC), SRV, Module 106, CORONA C'''-4 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| Sep 17, 1961 | 1961 A BET | 324/1114 : Thor DM-21 324, Star 12, Agena B +5 more, AFTRACK 14 (TOPSOC), SRV, Vela Hotel A2, Module 105, CORONA C'''-3 | V / 75-1-1 | Success |
| Sep 12, 1961 | 1961 OME | 310/1113 : Thor DM-21 310, Star 12, Agena B +5 more, deb Discoverer XXX, AFTRACK 13 (TOPSOC), SRV, Horizon Sensor Experiment, CORONA C'''-2 | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Aug 30, 1961 | 1961 PSI | 323/1112 : Thor DM-21 323, Star 12, Agena B +5 more, AFTRACK 12 (TEXAS PINT), SRV, Vela Hotel A1, Module 103, CORONA C'''-1 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| Aug 4, 1961 | 1961-F08 | 309/1111 : Thor DM-21 309, Star 12, Agena B +4 more, AFTRACK 11 (TAKI), AFTRACK 10 (SOCTOP), SRV, CORONA C'-7 | V / 75-1-1 | Failure |
| Jul 21, 1961 | 1961-F07 | 322/1110 : Thor DM-21 322, Star 12, Agena B +2 more, SRV, ARGON 4 | V / 75-3-4 | Failure |
| Jul 7, 1961 | 1961 PI | 308/1109 : Thor DM-21 308, Star 12, Agena B +5 more, AFTRACK 9 (WILD BILL), AFTRACK 8 (SOCTOP), SRV, Module 102, CORONA C'-6 | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Jun 16, 1961 | 1961 XI | 303/1107 : Thor DM-21 303, Star 12, Agena B +6 more, deb Discoverer XXV, AFTRACK 7 (TAKI), AFTRACK 6 (SOCTOP), SRV, Module 101, CORONA C'-5 | V / 75-1-1 | Success |
| Jun 8, 1961 | 1961-F05 | 302/1108 : Thor DM-21 302, Star 12, Agena B +2 more, SRV, ARGON 3 | V / 75-3-4 | Failure |
| Apr 8, 1961 | 1961 LAM | 307/1106 : Thor DM-21 307, Agena B, Star 12 +3 more, Transit-On-Discoverer, SRV, ARGON 2 | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Mar 30, 1961 | 1961-F02 | 300/1105 : Thor DM-21 300, Star 12, Agena B +3 more, AFTRACK 5 (SOCTOP), SRV, CORONA C'-4 | V / 75-3-4 | Failure |
| Feb 18, 1961 | 1961 ZET | 261/1102 : Thor DM-21 261, Agena B, CORONA RM-2 | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Feb 17, 1961 | 1961 EPS | 298/1104 : Thor DM-21 298, Agena B, SRV heat shield +4 more, Star 12, Transit-On-Discoverer, SRV, ARGON 1 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| Dec 20, 1960 | 1960 TAU | 258/1101 : Thor DM-21 258, Agena B, CORONA RM-1 | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Dec 7, 1960 | 1960 SIG | 296/1103 : Thor DM-21 296, Star 12, Agena B +3 more, SRV, Transit-On-Discoverer, CORONA C'-3 | V / 75-3-4 | Success |
| Nov 12, 1960 | 1960 OMI | 297/1062 : Thor DM-21 297, Star 12, Agena B +4 more, AFTRACK 4 (SOCTOP), SRV, Transit-On-Discoverer, CORONA C'-2 | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Oct 26, 1960 | 1960-F15 | 253/1061 : Thor DM-21 253, Star 12, Agena B +4 more, AFTRACK 3 (SOCTOP), Transit-On-Discoverer, SRV, CORONA C'-1 | V / 75-3-4 | Failure |