Thor Agena D Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Thor Agena D, 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 D made 13 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1962 and 1963. It is part of the Thor family. Of those, 11 succeeded and 2 failed. The success rate comes to 85 percent. The busiest year was 1962, with 8 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 1963.
13
Launch attempts
11
Successes
2
Failures
85%
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 D launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | 🇺🇸United States | 13 | 11 | 2 |
Launch chronology
Every Thor Agena D launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 1963 | 1963-029 | 388/1412 : Thor DM-21 388, Star 12, Agena D +3 more, deb USAF satellite/Agena D, SRV, CORONA M-23 | V / 75-1-1 | Success |
| Jun 15, 1963 | 1963-021 | 378/2353 : Hammerhead Fairing, Thor DM-21 378, Agena D +7 more, deb USN satellite/Agena D, Lofti 2B, POPPY 2 Bravo, POPPY 2 Alfa, POPPY 2 Charlie, SURCAL, AFTRACK 33/Mission 7216 | V / 75-1-1 | Failure |
| Apr 26, 1963 | 1963-F07 | 372/1411 : Thor DM-21 372, Star 12, Agena D +2 more, SRV, ARGON 12 | V / 75-1-1 | Failure |
| Apr 1, 1963 | 1963-007 | 376/1160 : Thor DM-21 376, Star 12, Agena D 1160 +2 more, SRV, CORONA M-19 | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Jan 7, 1963 | 1963-002 | 369/1157 : Thor DM-21 369, Star 12, Agena D 1157 +4 more, deb USAF satellite/Agena D, AFTRACK 30/Mission 7205, SRV, CORONA M-18 | V / 75-1-1 | Success |
| Dec 14, 1962 | 1962 B PHI | 368/1156 : Thor DM-21 368, Star 12, Agena D 1156 +4 more, AFTRACK 29/Mission 7204, SRV, TAEP (Midas), CORONA M-17 | V / 75-3-5 | Success |
| Dec 13, 1962 | 1962 B TAU | 365/2351 : Fairing, Thor DM-21 365, Agena D +6 more, AFTRACK 27/Mission 7202, POPPY 1 Bravo, SURCAL 2, Calsphere 1, Injun 3, POPPY 1 Alfa | V / 75-1-1 | Success |
| Dec 4, 1962 | 1962 B SIG | 361/1155 : Thor DM-21 361, Star 12, Agena D 1155 +3 more, AFTRACK 28/Mission 7203, SRV, CORONA M-16 | V / 75-1-2 | Success |
| Oct 26, 1962 | 1962 B KAP | 353/1401 : Unknown Fairing, Thor DM-21 353, Agena D 1401 +1 more, CORONA R&D | V / 75-1-2 | Success |
| Sep 29, 1962 | 1962 B BET | 351/1154 : Thor DM-21 351, Star 12, Agena D 1154 +3 more, SRV, RM-4 (Midas), CORONA M-13 | V / 75-1-2 | Success |
| Aug 29, 1962 | 1962 A SIG | 349/1153 : Thor DM-21 349, Star 12, Agena D 1153 +3 more, SRV, RM-3 (Midas), CORONA M-11 | V / 75-1-2 | Success |
| Aug 2, 1962 | 1962 A KAP | 344/1152 : Thor DM-21 344, Star 12, Agena D 1152 +4 more, CORONA experiment cover, SRV, Starfish package, CORONA M-10 | V / 75-1-1 | Success |
| Jun 28, 1962 | 1962 A GAM | 340/1151 : Thor DM-21 340, Star 12, Agena D 1151 +4 more, AFTRACK 23 (TAKI), SRV, HSRP-8, CORONA M-7 | V / 75-1-1 | Success |