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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
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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
January 17, 1968 - 10:12 UTC

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 - 14:21 UTC

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 - 03:48 UTC

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 - 18:54 UTC

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 39

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
February 22, 1967 - 22:02 UTC

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 38

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
January 14, 1967 - 21:28 UTC

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 | Multigroup 1 & Setter 1A

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
December 29, 1966 - 12:00 UTC

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
September 20, 1966 - 21:14 UTC

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 | Pageos

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 24, 1966 - 00:12 UTC

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.

Polar Orbit

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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 - 21:31 UTC

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 33

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 24, 1966 - 02:00 UTC

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 32

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
May 03, 1966 - 19:25 UTC

Status: Launch Failure

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 31

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 07, 1966 - 22:02 UTC

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 09, 1966 - 22:02 UTC

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-D 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
February 09, 1966 - 19:45 UTC

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
February 02, 1966 - 21:32 UTC

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 28

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
December 24, 1965 - 21:06 UTC

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
December 09, 1965 - 21:10 UTC

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 26

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
October 28, 1965 - 21:17 UTC

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 | OGO 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
October 14, 1965 - 13:11 UTC

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
October 05, 1965 - 17:45 UTC

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
September 22, 1965 - 21:31 UTC

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 23

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
August 17, 1965 - 20:59 UTC

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 22

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 19, 1965 - 22:01 UTC

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 - 05:55 UTC

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 09, 1965 - 21:58 UTC

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 - 18:02 UTC

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 - 21:44 UTC

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 18

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 25, 1965 - 21:11 UTC

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 17

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
February 25, 1965 - 21:44 UTC

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
January 15, 1965 - 21:00 UTC

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 | Quill 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
December 21, 1964 - 19:08 UTC

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.

Low Earth Orbit

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

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
December 19, 1964 - 21:10 UTC

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 14

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
November 18, 1964 - 20:35 UTC

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
November 04, 1964 - 02:12 UTC

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
November 02, 1964 - 21:30 UTC

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 12

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
October 17, 1964 - 22:02 UTC

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 11

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
October 05, 1964 - 21:50 UTC

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 10

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
September 14, 1964 - 22:53 UTC

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-5 12

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
August 21, 1964 - 15:45 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit

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

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
August 05, 1964 - 23:15 UTC

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 8

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 10, 1964 - 23:14 UTC

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 2-D 2

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 02, 1964 - 23:59 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite

Low Earth Orbit

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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 - 23:18 UTC

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-5 11

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 13, 1964 - 15:47 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit

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

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
June 04, 1964 - 22:59 UTC

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 5

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
April 27, 1964 - 23:23 UTC

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 4

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 24, 1964 - 22:22 UTC

Status: Launch Failure

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 1-A

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
February 28, 1964 - 03:20 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

ELINT/SIGINT satellite

Low Earth Orbit

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

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
February 15, 1964 - 21:38 UTC

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 | Poppy 5A, 5B & 5C

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
January 11, 1964 - 20:07 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit

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

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
December 21, 1963 - 21:45 UTC

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.

Low Earth Orbit

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

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
October 29, 1963 - 21:19 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit

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

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
September 23, 1963 - 23:00 UTC

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 1

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
August 25, 1963 - 00:29 UTC

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-6 3

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
July 31, 1963 - 00:00 UTC

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.

Low Earth Orbit

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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 - 00:37 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit

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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 - 23:58 UTC

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

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

Low Earth Orbit

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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 - 22:21 UTC

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.

Low Earth Orbit

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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 - 21:13 UTC

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.

Low Earth Orbit

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

McDonnell Douglas | United States of America
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
February 28, 1963 - 21:48 UTC

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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