MISSION NAME
P-698BK Group 1-D 2 2
Status
Success
DATE
29 JUN 1963
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 1E
Description
ELINT/SIGINT satellite using a tube-type F1 receiver with S-band horn antennas.
Thor SLV-2A Agena B
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.