USAF Thorad SLV-2G Agena D Poppy 9A,B,C,D

Name: USAF Thorad SLV-2G Agena D Poppy 9A,B,C,D
Start: 1971-12-14T12:13:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1W

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

Status

Success

Date

14 DEC 1971

12:13

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 1W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

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

Rocket

Thorad SLV-2G 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

32.9 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

91 T

Thrust

1,444 kN