Thor SLV-2A Agena D

In-active

McDonnell Douglas (MDC)

Feb. 28, 1963

Description

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.

Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    31.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.44 m
  • Launch Mass
    67.0 T
  • Thrust
    1571.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Thor SLV-2A Agena D
  • Family
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  • Variant
    SLV-2A Agena D
  • Alias
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  • Full Name
    Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
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  • Low Earth Orbit
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  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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  • Direct Geostationary
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  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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McDonnell Douglas

Commercial
None
MDC

None

Previous Flights

flew on 61 previous launch(es).

Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Multigroup 3 & Setter 1B-2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 17, 1968, 10:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | OGO 4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 28, 1967, 2:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The OGO (Orbiting Geophysical Observatory) series was a series of large, complex research satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Multigroup 2 & Setter 1B

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 25, 1967, 3:48 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 40

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 30, 1967, 6:54 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 39

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 22, 1967, 10:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 38

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 14, 1967, 9:28 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Multigroup 1 & Setter 1A

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 29, 1966, noon
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 36

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 20, 1966, 9:14 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Pageos

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 24, 1966, 12:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The PAGEOS (Passive Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a 30.48 m inflatable sphere, and had no instrumentation on board.

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 34

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 21, 1966, 9:31 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 33

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 24, 1966, 2 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 32

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 3, 1966, 7:25 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 31

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 7, 1966, 10:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 30

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 9, 1966, 10:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-770 Group 3-D 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 9, 1966, 7:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 29

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 2, 1966, 9:32 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 28

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 24, 1965, 9:06 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 27

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 9, 1965, 9:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 26

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 28, 1965, 9:17 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | OGO 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 14, 1965, 1:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The OGO (Orbiting Geophysical Observatory) series was a series of large, complex research satellites.

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 25

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 5, 1965, 5:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 24

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 22, 1965, 9:31 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 23

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 17, 1965, 8:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 22

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 19, 1965, 10:01 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-770 Group 3-A 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 17, 1965, 5:55 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 21

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 9, 1965, 9:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 20

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 18, 1965, 6:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 19

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 29, 1965, 9:44 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 18

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 25, 1965, 9:11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 17

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 25, 1965, 9:44 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 16

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 15, 1965, 9 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Quill 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 21, 1964, 7:08 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

This Quill mission was the first radar reconnaissance sat developed by the NRO in the P-40 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) proof-of-concept program.

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 15

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 19, 1964, 9:10 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 14

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 18, 1964, 8:35 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-698BK Group 3-D 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 4, 1964, 2:12 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite

Low Earth Orbit
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 13

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Nov. 2, 1964, 9:30 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 12

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 17, 1964, 10:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 11

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 5, 1964, 9:50 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 10

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 14, 1964, 10:53 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-5 12

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 21, 1964, 3:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-5 (Keyhole 5, codenamed Argon) was the area survey component of the Corona program.

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 9

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 5, 1964, 11:15 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 8

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 10, 1964, 11:14 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-698BK Group 2-D 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 2, 1964, 11:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 7

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 19, 1964, 11:18 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-5 11

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 13, 1964, 3:47 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-5 (Keyhole 5, codenamed Argon) was the area survey component of the Corona program.

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 6

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 4, 1964, 10:59 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 5

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 27, 1964, 11:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 24, 1964, 10:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | P-698BK Group 1-A

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 28, 1964, 3:20 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 15, 1964, 9:38 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Poppy 5A, 5B & 5C

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Jan. 11, 1964, 8:07 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 26

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Dec. 21, 1963, 9:45 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite. KH-4 24 also carried the RM 5 radiometer payload for background measurements for the MIDAS program.

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-5 10

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Oct. 29, 1963, 9:19 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-5 (Keyhole 5, codenamed Argon) was the area survey component of the Corona program.

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 23, 1963, 11 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Aug. 25, 1963, 12:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

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

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 31, 1963, midnight
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-6 (Keyhole 6, codenamed Lanyard) was an early attempt to gain higher resolution imagery, which flew only one successful mission in 1963. It was part of the Corona program.

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 22

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 27, 1963, 12:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite.

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 21

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 12, 1963, 11:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite.

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 18, 1963, 10:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

KH-6 (Keyhole 6, codenamed Lanyard) was an early attempt to gain higher resolution imagery, which flew only one successful mission in 1963. It was part of the Corona program.

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 18, 1963, 9:13 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

KH-6 (Keyhole 6, codenamed Lanyard) was an early attempt to gain higher resolution imagery, which flew only one successful mission in 1963. It was part of the Corona program.

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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 19

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Feb. 28, 1963, 9:48 p.m.
Status: Launch Failure
Mission:

The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite.

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