United States Air Force

Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles. The rockets used Thor first stages and Agena second stages. They are thus cousins of the more-famous Thor-Deltas, which founded the Delta rocket family.

Unknown

Castor-1 (M33-20-4)

Rocketdyne

MB-3-III

Bell / Textron made rocket engines from 1946 to 1987, originally first as Bell Aircraft, then later as Bell Aerospace Textron. In November 1987, Atlantic Research Corporation purchased Bell Textron’s Liquid propulsion rocket division.

Bell/Texrron

Bell 8096

McDonnell Douglas

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.

KH-4A 50

Low Earth Orbit

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | KH-4A 50

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Space Launch Complex 3W

Clouds

Lompoc

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Launch Successful

United States Air Force // March 19, 1969

KH-4A 50

Launch Overview

Mission Details

What Is Thorad SLV-2G Agena D?

Engines

Castor-1 (M33-20-4) (stage 1)

MB-3-III (stage 1)

Bell 8096 (stage 2)

Rocket Overview