USAF Thor Agena D Poppy 3A & 3B

Name: USAF Thor Agena D Poppy 3A & 3B
Start: 1962-12-13T04:07:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 2E

Thor Agena D

Status

Success

Date

13 DEC 1962

04:07

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.

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