flown missionFailure

Thor SLV-2 Agena D | KH-4 24 & RM 5

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 2W — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name
KH-4 24 & RM 5
Type
Government/Top Secret
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Thor SLV-2 Agena D
Family
Thor
Variant
SLV-2 Agena D
Provider
United States Air Force
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles