USAF Thorad SLV-2H Agena D OGO 6

Name: USAF Thorad SLV-2H Agena D OGO 6
Start: 1969-06-05T14:42:45.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 2E

Thorad SLV-2H Agena D

Status

Success

Date

5 JUN 1969

14:42

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

The OGO (Orbiting Geophysical Observatory) series was a series of large, complex research satellites.

Rocket

Thorad SLV-2H Agena D

Mission Type

Earth Science

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

34 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

88 T

Thrust

1,571 kN