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Thor Agena A

Thor Agena A was built by Douglas Aircraft Corp. Missiles and Space Systems Division (MSSD) and flew 16 launch attempts between Jan 21, 1959 and Sep 13, 1960; 9 succeeded and 6 failed.

16 launchessuccess rate 60.0%United States

Launches per year

19591960
SuccessfulFailed

Spaceports

Vandenberg16

Launch agencies

USAF BMD16

All 16 launches

16 launches
DateMissionSpaceportCountryPayloadsOutcome
Sep 13, 1960CORONA C-101960 MUVandenbergUnited States4Success
Aug 18, 1960CORONA C-91960 KAPVandenbergUnited States3Success
Aug 10, 1960CORONA Diagnostic 21960 THEVandenbergUnited States3Success
Jun 29, 1960CORONA Diagnostic 11960-F08VandenbergUnited States2Failure
Apr 15, 1960CORONA C-81960 DELVandenbergUnited States3Success
Feb 19, 1960CORONA C-71960-F02VandenbergUnited States3Failure
Feb 4, 1960CORONA C-61960-F01VandenbergUnited States3Failure
Nov 20, 1959CORONA C-51959 LAMVandenbergUnited States2Success
Nov 7, 1959CORONA C-41959 KAPVandenbergUnited States2Success
Aug 19, 1959CORONA C-31959 ZETVandenbergUnited States2Success
Aug 13, 1959CORONA C-21959 EPSVandenbergUnited States2Success
Jun 25, 1959CORONA C-11959-U01VandenbergUnited States2Failure
Jun 3, 1959CORONA BIO 21959-F02VandenbergUnited States2Failure
Apr 13, 1959CORONA BIO 11959 GAMVandenbergUnited States2Success
Feb 28, 1959CORONA Test Vehicle 21959 BETVandenbergUnited States1Failure
Jan 21, 1959Discoverer 01959-E01VandenbergUnited States0OE

Source: GCAT launch list and launch vehicle tables, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Image: Wikidata/Commons for the rocket that most of its payloads list as their launcher.