USAF Thor SLV-2 Agena D Poppy 6A,B,C,D

Name: USAF Thor SLV-2 Agena D Poppy 6A,B,C,D
Start: 1965-03-09T18:29:47.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 2W

Thor SLV-2 Agena D

Status

Success

Date

9 MAR 1965

18:29

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

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

Rocket

Thor SLV-2 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

27.2 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

56 T

Thrust

756 kN