USAF Thor DM-21 Agena-B KH-5 6

Name: USAF Thor DM-21 Agena-B KH-5 6
Start: 1962-09-01T20:39:09.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1E

Thor DM-21 Agena-B

Status

Success

Date

1 SEP 1962

20:39

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 1E

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.