MISSION NAME
Poppy 8A,B,C,D
Status
Success
DATE
30 SEP 1969
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W
Description
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
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.