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The first Agena-D launch was of KH-4 #7 on June 28, 1963, and a total of 269 Agena-Ds were launched. The Agena-D was used to launch KH-7 GAMBIT and KH-8 Gambit 3 reconnaissance satellites, three Mariner probes to Venus and the two Mariner space probes to Mars. Thor-Agena flew for the last time in 1972 when it launched a KH-4B satellite.
The Agena Target Vehicle (/ ə ˈ dʒ iː n ə /; ATV), also known as Gemini-Agena Target Vehicle (GATV), was an uncrewed spacecraft used by NASA during its Gemini program to develop and practice orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques, and to perform large orbital changes, in preparation for the Apollo program lunar missions. [1]
The result was the Atlas LV-3 Agena D, a standardized version of the Atlas D core and Agena B which would be the same on every launch (at least as far as the Atlas was concerned, Agena Ds often still had customized setups, especially for DoD payloads). The Agena D first flew in July 1963, starting a series of 15 successful launches for NASA and ...
Used on the Agena-B, it first flew on December 20, 1960 and last flight was on May 15, 1966. [9] Bell Model 8096: USAF designation XLR81-BA-11 and later, YLR81-BA-11. [4] [5] Main production version, used on the Agena-D. It added to the 8081 a titanium with molybdenum reinforcements nozzle extension, which enabled it to reach an I sp of 280 s ...
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles. [1] The launch vehicles used the Douglas-built Thor first stage and the Lockheed-built Agena second stages. They are thus cousins of the more-famous Thor-Deltas, which founded the Delta rocket family.
Gemini 10 was designed to achieve rendezvous and docking with an Agena Target Vehicle (ATV), and EVA. It was also planned to dock with the ATV from the Gemini 8 mission. [ 5 ] This Agena's battery power had failed months earlier, and an approach and docking would demonstrate the ability to rendezvous with a passive object.
Agena may refer to: Keiko Agena (1973), an American actress; Beta Centauri, a star; RM-81 Agena, a rocket upper stage family developed by Lockheed, especially the Agena target vehicle used in preparation for the Apollo program lunar missions; AMD K10, a processor codenamed "Agena"
Gemini 10 docked with an Agena, showing the alignment of the indexing bar The Target Docking Adapter of the Gemini 12 Agena, showing the docking mechanism . The Gemini spacecraft was equipped with a non-androgynous mechanism for docking with the Agena target vehicle or Augmented Target Docking Adapter. It was the first American craft that could ...