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

Year Attempts Successes Failures Success rate
1963 5 3 2 60%
1962 8 8 0 100%

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