USAF Thor Agena D KH-4 13 & RM 4

Name: USAF Thor Agena D KH-4 13 & RM 4
Start: 1962-09-29T23:34:50.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 2W

Thor Agena D

Status

Success

Date

29 SEP 1962

23:34

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Thor Agena D

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

56 T

Thrust

667 kN