LAUNCH MISSION

USAF Thor SLV-2A Agena B P-698BK Group 1-D 2

Name: USAF Thor SLV-2A Agena B P-698BK Group 1-D 2
Start: 1963-06-29T22:30:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1E

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.

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