flown missionSuccess
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Strawman 3
United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 1W — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Strawman 3
- Type
- Government/Top Secret
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
The Strawman series of ELINT/SIGINT satellites, known for decades only as "Heavy Ferrets", are the fourth variation of Agena-based ELINT satellites. These satellites were designed to detect, map and investigate SAM and ABM radars.
schedule
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
- Family
- Thor
- Variant
- SLV-2G Agena D
- Provider
- United States Air Force
- Type
- Government
- Country
- USA
launch site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 1W
- Location
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Country
- USA
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 34.7572, -120.6303