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Thor Agena B

Thor Agena B was built by Douglas Aircraft Corp. Missiles and Space Systems Division (MSSD) and flew 40 launch attempts between Oct 26, 1960 and Jan 16, 1963; 33 succeeded and 7 failed.

40 launchessuccess rate 82.5%United States

Launches per year

19601963
SuccessfulFailed

Spaceports

Vandenberg40

Launch agencies

USAF SSD32USAF BMD7NASA LeRC1

All 40 launches

40 launches
DateMissionSpaceportCountryPayloadsOutcome
Jan 16, 1963Ferret 31963-003VandenbergUnited States1Success
Nov 24, 1962CORONA M-151962 B RHOVandenbergUnited States4Success
Nov 5, 1962CORONA M-141962 B OMIVandenbergUnited States3Success
Oct 9, 1962ARGON 91962 B EPSVandenbergUnited States3Success
Sep 29, 1962Alouette 11962 B ALPVandenbergUnited States2Success
Sep 17, 1962CORONA M-121962 A CHIVandenbergUnited States5Success
Sep 1, 1962ARGON 101962 A UPSVandenbergUnited States3Success
Jul 28, 1962CORONA M-91962 A THEVandenbergUnited States3Success
Jul 21, 1962CORONA M-81962 A ETAVandenbergUnited States3Success
Jun 23, 1962CORONA M-61962 A BETVandenbergUnited States3Success
Jun 18, 1962Ferret 21962 OMEVandenbergUnited States1Success
Jun 2, 1962CORONA M-51962 CHIVandenbergUnited States4Success
May 30, 1962CORONA M-41962 PHIVandenbergUnited States3Success
May 15, 1962ARGON 51962 SIGVandenbergUnited States3Success
Apr 29, 1962CORONA M-31962 RHOVandenbergUnited States3Success
Apr 18, 1962CORONA M-21962 LAMVandenbergUnited States4Success
Feb 27, 1962CORONA M-11962 EPSVandenbergUnited States4Success
Feb 21, 1962Ferret 11962 DELVandenbergUnited States1Success
Jan 13, 1962CORONA C'''-61962-F01VandenbergUnited States4Failure
Dec 12, 1961CORONA C'''-51961 A KAPVandenbergUnited States6Success
Nov 15, 1961CORONA C'-101961 A ZETVandenbergUnited States2Success
Nov 5, 1961CORONA C'-91961 A EPSVandenbergUnited States5Success
Oct 23, 1961CORONA C'-81961-F10VandenbergUnited States2Failure
Oct 13, 1961CORONA C'''-41961 A GAMVandenbergUnited States4Success
Sep 17, 1961CORONA C'''-31961 A BETVandenbergUnited States5Success
Sep 12, 1961CORONA C'''-21961 OMEVandenbergUnited States4Success
Aug 30, 1961CORONA C'''-11961 PSIVandenbergUnited States5Success
Aug 4, 1961CORONA C'-71961-F08VandenbergUnited States4Failure
Jul 21, 1961ARGON 41961-F07VandenbergUnited States2Failure
Jul 7, 1961CORONA C'-61961 PIVandenbergUnited States5Success
Jun 16, 1961CORONA C'-51961 XIVandenbergUnited States5Success
Jun 8, 1961ARGON 31961-F05VandenbergUnited States2Failure
Apr 8, 1961ARGON 21961 LAMVandenbergUnited States3Success
Mar 30, 1961CORONA C'-41961-F02VandenbergUnited States3Failure
Feb 18, 1961CORONA RM-21961 ZETVandenbergUnited States1Success
Feb 17, 1961ARGON 11961 EPSVandenbergUnited States3Success
Dec 20, 1960CORONA RM-11960 TAUVandenbergUnited States1Success
Dec 7, 1960CORONA C'-31960 SIGVandenbergUnited States3Success
Nov 12, 1960CORONA C'-21960 OMIVandenbergUnited States4Success
Oct 26, 1960CORONA C'-11960-F15VandenbergUnited States4Failure

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.