MISSION NAME
KH-4 13 & RM 4 4
Status
Success
DATE
29 SEP 1962
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W
Description
The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite. KH-4 13 carried the RM 4 radiometer payload (identical to RM 3) for background measurements for the MIDAS program.
Thor Agena D
Rocket 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.