USAF Thorad SLV-2G Agena D Strawman 1

Name: USAF Thorad SLV-2G Agena D Strawman 1
Start: 1968-10-05T11:16:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1W

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

Status

Success

Date

5 OCT 1968

11:16

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 1W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

The Strawman series of ELINT/SIGINT satellites, known for decades only as "Heavy Ferrets", are the fourth variation of Agena-based ELINT satellites. These satellites were designed to detect, map and investigate SAM and ABM radars.

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