USAF Thor DM-21 Agena-B KH-5 1

Name: USAF Thor DM-21 Agena-B KH-5 1
Start: 1961-02-17T20:25:02.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1W

Thor DM-21 Agena-B

Status

Success

Date

17 FEB 1961

20:25

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 1W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

KH-5 (Keyhole 5, codenamed Argon) was the area survey component of the Corona program.

Rocket

Thor DM-21 Agena-B

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.