MISSION NAME
KH-5 8 8
Status
Failure
DATE
26 APR 1963
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E
Description
KH-5 (Keyhole 5, codenamed Argon) was the area survey component of the Corona 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.